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Gurney, Alan

 
9780393327137: Compass: A Story Of Exploration And Innovation

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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.

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9780393050738: Compass: A Story of Exploration and Innovation

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ISBN 10:  0393050734 ISBN 13:  9780393050738
Casa editrice: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2004
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