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Compass: A Story of Exploration and Innovation

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Compass: A Story of Exploration and InnovationThis 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

This 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.



Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 08/17/2005
ISBN: 9780393327137
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.44w x 0.38d

Review Citations: Kliatt 03/01/2006 pg. 38
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