Sailing school: navigating science and skill, 1550-1800

Prologue. A model education

From the water to the writing book - Amsterdam, ca. 1600

"By the shortest path" : developing mathematical rules - Dieppe, 1675

Hands-on theory along the Thames - London, 1683

Paper sailors, classroom lessons - The Netherlands, ca. 1710

Lieutenant Riou is put to the test - The Southern Indian Ocean, 1789

Epilogue. Sailing by the book, ca. 1800.