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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ISBN | 9780393327137 |
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Sprache | eng |
Cover | Kartonierter Einband (Kt) |
Verlag | W. W. Norton & Company |
Jahr | 20050801 |
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