{"product_id":"sextant-david-barrie-book","title":"Sextant | David Barrie | Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore satellite navigation, finding a ship’s position depended on observation, calculation and instruments handled on a moving deck. David Barrie takes the sextant as his starting point for a history of celestial navigation, asking how a relatively small instrument helped mariners chart oceans and undertake voyages far beyond the sight of land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis own Atlantic passage provides a personal thread through accounts of explorers and sailors including Cook, Vancouver, Shackleton and Worsley. The result connects the development of navigational knowledge with the experience of putting it to use. For readers interested in historic charts, exploration and seamanship, this paperback makes the science behind a plotted position part of a much larger human story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e David Barrie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFull title:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sextant: A Voyage Guided by the Stars and the Men Who Mapped the World’s Oceans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e HarperCollins Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780007516582\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 04\/06\/2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDelivery \u0026amp; Returns\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupplied to order, subject to availability. Orders are normally processed within 5–7 business days under our \u003ca href=\"\/es\/pages\/shipping-policy\"\u003eshipping policy\u003c\/a\u003e. Delivery charges are shown at checkout. Please see our \u003ca href=\"\/es\/pages\/refund-policy\"\u003ereturns policy\u003c\/a\u003e for return conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67833792233692,"sku":"HM-BK-9780007516582","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7951\/2540\/files\/9780007516582-black.jpg?v=1792480797","url":"https:\/\/historicalmaritime.com\/es\/products\/sextant-david-barrie-book","provider":"Historical Maritime ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}