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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In the tradition of Dava Sobel's <em>Longitude</em> comes this dramatic tale of invention and discovery--an eloquent elegy to one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and to the daring mariners who used it to explore, conquer, and map the world.</p><p>Barrie takes readers straight to the helm of some of history's most important expeditions, interweaving these heroic tales with the account of his own transatlantic passage as a young man. A heady mix of adventure, science, mathematics, and derring-do, <em>Sextant</em> is infused with a sense of wonder and discovery. At once a dramatic history of maritime endeavor and a love letter to the sea and sky, it is timeless storytelling at its best.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Beneath the book's calm surface churns a melancholic message about how the comfort of technology -- symbolized by the sextant's almighty antagonist, GPS -- has turned our gaze away from the stars."--<em>Entertainment Weekly</em><br><br>"As lovingly and painstakingly constructed as the navigators' one irreplaceable talisman, David Barrie's exquisite book is a hymn to a now-vanishing feature of maritime life, a finely-chased reminder of just how much we all owe to that one small piece of apparatus"--<b>SIMON WINCHESTER</b>, author of the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling <i>The Men Who United the States</i> and <i>The Professor and the Madman</i><br><br>"Even for armchair adventurers with no sea legs to speak of, Barrie's <i>Sextant</i> is a compelling read."--Shelf Awareness<br>

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