Compass: A Story of Exploration and Innovation
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Compass: A Story of Exploration and Innovation
Book Details
- Author
- Alan Gurney
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- Maritime History & Piracy
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9780393327137
- ISBN-10
- 0393327132
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ISBN: 0393327132
Author: Gurney, Alan
Condition: New
"The compass's rocky evolution is charted with an enthusiast's passionA fascinating adventure." -Bernadette Murphy, Los Angeles TimesThis is the rich history of the most important navigational device of all time, the magnetic compass, born of the need for a reliable means of negotiating treacherous sea routes around the globe. Compass chronicles the misadventures of those who attempted to perfect the instrument-so precious to sixteenth-century seamen that, by law, any man found tampering with one had his hand pinned to the mast with a dagger. Part history, part adventure, this book is a compelling tribute to human ingenuity-and the mysteries of the sea. 20 illustrations.
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