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but also essential to the safety of the ship

then this fascinating and witty book is the perfect antidote

multi-national struggle

I could only wonder how ancient civilisations must have felt without any knowledge of what was actually going on

Sextant - Guided by the Stars 20%OffWatches PhilosophersIn the tradition of Dava Sobel's Longitude comes 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. This is the story of an instrument that changed the world. In prose as crisp as the books subject, David Barrie tells how and why the sextant was invented;