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The grand idea
Pacific square-riggers
The Victorian summer of the Clyde steamers (1864-1888)
The hookmen
Canal reminiscences
Papers and addresses
Learn to Navigate
Mariners Celestial Navigation
Celestial navigation for yachtsmen
How does GPS work?
History of Ships
World Cruising Routes
Get your captain's license
Phantom islands of the Atlantic
Wilderness navigation
Chapman piloting & seamanship
Compass & map navigator
Seamanship
The Tropics of Empire: Why Columbus Sailed South to the Indies (Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology)
Institution of Civil Engineers, March 30, 1858
The art of captaincy
Practical navigator and seaman's new daily assistant
10 Ships That Rocked the World
Endeavour
Navigation and nautical astronomy
Sextant
American practical navigator
Chesapeake steamboats
Hudson River Day Line
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