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Barrie, David (Explorer)
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Barrie, David (Explorer) -- Travel -- Atlantic Ocean.
Sextant.
Navigation -- History.
Nautical astronomy -- History.
Nautical instruments -- History.
Explorers -- Biography.
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Barrie, David (Explorer)
Barrie, David (Explorer) -- Travel -- Atlantic Ocean.
Sextant.
Navigation -- History.
Nautical astronomy -- History.
Nautical instruments -- History.
Explorers -- Biography.
MARC Display
Sextant
: a
young
man
's
daring
sea
voyage
and the
men
who
mapped
the world'
s
oceans
/ David Barrie.
by
Barrie, David (Explorer)
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, [2014]
Call #:
910.45 B275s
Subjects
Barrie, David (Explorer) -- Travel -- Atlantic Ocean.
Sextant
.
Navigation -- History.
Nautical astronomy -- History.
Nautical instruments -- History.
Explorers -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780062279347 (hc.)
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
xx, 340 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-317) and index.
Summary:
"Sailing expert David Barrie'
s
compelling and dramatic tale of invention and discovery - an eloquent elegy to one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and the
daring
mariners
who
used it to explore, conquer, and map the
world
. Since its invention in 1759, a mariner'
s
most prized possession has been the
sextant
. A navigation tool that measures the angle between a celestial object and the horizon, the
sextant
allowed sailors to pinpoint their exact location at
sea
. David Barrie chronicles the
sextant
's development and shows how it not only saved the lives of navigators in wild and dangerous seas, but played a pivotal role in their ability to map the globe. He synthesizes centuries of seafaring history and the
daring
sailors
who
have become legend, including James Cook, Matthew Flinders, Robert Fitz-Roy, Frank Worsley of the Endurance, and Joshua Slocum, the redoubtable old "lunarian" and first single-handed-round-the-world yachtsman. He also recounts his own maiden
voyage
, and insights gleaned from his experiences as a practiced seaman and navigator. Full of heroism, danger, and excitement, told with an infectious sense of wonder,
Sextant
offers a new look at a masterful achievement that changed the course of history."--Provided by publisher.
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