Readers today are still fascinated by “Nat,? an eighteenth-century nautical wonder and mathematical wizard. Nathaniel Bowditch grew up in a sailor?s world—Salem in the early days, when tall-masted ships from foreign ports crowded the wharves. But Nat didn?t promise to have the makings of a sailor; he was too physically small. Nat may have been slight of build, but no one guessed that he had the persistence and determination to master sea navigation in the days when men sailed only by “log, lead, and lookout.? Nat?s long hours of study and observation, collected in his famous work, The American Practical Navigator (also known as the “Sailors? Bible?), stunned the sailing community and made him a New England hero.
Product details
Publisher : Clarion Books; English Language edition (May 19, 2003)
Language : English
Paperback : 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 0618250743
ISBN-13 : 978-0618250745
Reading age : 12 years and up
Lexile measure : 570L
Grade level : 7 - 9
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.62 x 8.25 inches
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