Is this book, readers discover navigational methods and tools
within the setting of their use during a sea voyage of the period.
This voyage, however, features a fictional crew and ship, carefully
reconstructed from actual accounts and people. This approach aims
to teach an adult audience about marine navigation within the
cultural experience of people who actually travelled the oceans
centuries ago. The strength of this approach lies in its reliance
on primary sources, as all events, circumstances, narratives, and
navigational problems and their solutions come from primary
accounts. The reader does not need any special background or
knowledge to understand these navigational topics. The fictional
voyage follows the merchant galleon Guyft from Bristol, England, to
Virginia in North America in 1611, captained by Tristram Hame. Just
as the voyage is a composite of many voyages of the era, Hame is a
composite constructed from a study of his contemporaries. With this
narrative technique, the reader can absorb seafaring and navigation
as practised in 1611 as if aboard the ship, observing Hame and his
crew. The navigational tools and methods are presented as Hame
would have practised them. Navigational theory, methods, and
instrumentation of the era are therefore discussed within economic,
political, scientific, and religious contexts to learn how the
early modern navigator experienced his world. About the Author
Robert D. Hicks has enjoyed multiple careers including the U.S.
Navy, criminal justice, and museums and historic sites. His central
interests in astronomy and history have informed his passion for
telling stories about the material heritage of science. He is
currently Director, Mutter Museum/Historical Medical Library in
Philadelphia, PA.
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