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The Age of sail : a time when the fortunes of nations and lives of seamen literally turned with the winds their ships encountered at sea
- ""This paper examines the evidence to support the view that the inability of seamen to determine accurate longitude at sea in sailing ships was a major factor in the loss of ships and crews that was effectively solved by the introduction of the marine chronometer. It concludes that this was not the case and that a more compelling factor for the safety of ships was the introduction of mechanical propulsion systems.""
- "The Age of sail : a time when the fortunes of nations and lives of seamen literally turned with the winds their ships encountered at sea"