Compass: A Story of Exploration and Innovation by Alan Gurney

Compass: A Story of Exploration and Innovation

Alan Gurney

320 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative slow-paced
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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 a...

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