Taivaanpallo

Late in the seventeenth century, on the island of Saint Helena, the boy Angus wants eyes as sharp as sail needles and trains them by marking the positions of the stars at night. He dreams of London and of becoming apprentice to Edmond Halley, who once visited the island. An act of violence strikes his family, and a time of unrest begins: secret Catholics plot and an autocratic governor serves his own ends. A message must reach England, and Angus is rowed out as a stowaway to a sailing ship. His new life begins high in the crow’s nest; on the way to London he learns to observe, classify what he sees and draw his own conclusions.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

461 pages in the original

Genres

Historical, Coming of age (assigned by AI)

Set in

St. Helena, United Kingdom, late 17th century

First published

2018 by Otava

Author's age

64 when first published

ISBN

9789511319177 (original)

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