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Re: Celestial arts and crafts
From: Bill B
Date: 2013 Mar 26, 14:13 -0400
From: Bill B
Date: 2013 Mar 26, 14:13 -0400
On 3/26/2013 12:07 PM, Frank Reed wrote: > Is a navigator an artist or an artisan or just a craftsman? A combination. Basically a craft using a tool and mathematics as a tool. Given an adequate tool the better the craftsman the better the results. Practicing the craft on a craft at sea becomes an art form as the practitioner becomes a creative amalgamation of ballet dancer, acrobat and contortionist. Bill B.
