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| Author: | Steve Sleight |
| Publisher: | Dorling Kindersley |
| Catalogue number: | 144010 |
| Availability: | Temporarily out of stock: expected back within 10 days |
Read it, watch it and get on the fast track to the world of sailing with the only book and DVD pack of its kind to show you every aspect of this amazing sport from launching the boat to recovering from...
| Author: | Dava Sobel |
| Publisher: | Fourth Estate |
| Catalogue number: | 85418 |
| Availability: | Special order: usually dispatched within 10 days |
Longitude is the story of the man who, by perfecting the art of portable precision timekeeping, solved one of the great navigational and scientific problems of his time. The text is taken from Dava...
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