David Barrie

Sextant (eBook, ePUB)

A Voyage Guided by the Stars and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

With 2014 marking the tercentenary of the Longitude Act, this eloquent celebration of the sextant tells the story of this elegant instrument and explores its vital role in man's attempts to map the world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780007516575
• Artikelnr.: 42336462

Autorenporträt

David Barrie was for many years in the Diplomatic Service. He has held many distinguished posts since then. He is a passionate and dedicated sailor and was inspired to write this book in homage to the remarkable people who brought celestial navigation to perfection, and to the generations of mariners who put the sextant to such good use in charting the world's oceans. This is his first book. He lives in West London.