Sextant - Guided by the Stars 20%OffWatches 1825 and 1826: Atlas 1837')

1825 and 1826: Atlas 1837')

This chrome-plated skeleton wrist watch from the Royal Observatory

A decorative antique brass-style alidade would make a fantastic addition to any desktop

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

ideal for those who appreciate authentic antique scientific instruments and the pioneering minds behind them

Sextant - Guided by the Stars 20%OffWatches 1825 and 1826: Atlas 1837')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. 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;