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Incredible Journeys: Sunday Times Nature Book of the Year 2019 by David Barrie
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Reading Level: very good
THE SUNDAY TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A compelling investigation of navigation in the animal kingdom.' Mail on Sunday 'David Barrie, who himself has sailed the oceans using a sextant, is passionate about navigation and describes in delightful detail the myriad ways in which animals get around ... ey ...Show more
Sextant: A Voyage Guided by the Stars and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans by David Barrie
19.99 AUD
Category: History
In 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. Th ...Show more
Sextant: Guided by the Stars - a Transatlantic Voyage and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans by David Barrie
35.00 AUD
Category: History
With 2014 marking the tercentenary of the Longitude Act, this eloquent elegy to the sextant tells the story of this elegant instrument and explores its vital role in man's attempts to map the world. This is the story of an instrument that changed the world. In prose as crisp as the book's subject, David ...Show more
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