[PDF.04cs] Compass: A Story of Exploration and Innovation

Compass: A Story of Exploration and Innovation

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 | #1521869 in Books |  2004-06 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  .83 x5.68 x8.04l,.90 | File type: PDF | 288 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Compass. Along with the sailing ship, a vital part of humanity's expansion to new lands.|By Idaho|The compass. Nobody thinks much of them but this author explains how vital they were, and how tricky it is to use one.|5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| This is the British history of the compass|By John Gookin|I|From Publishers Weekly|British writer, photographer and yacht designer Gurney (The Race to the White Continent) sets his sights on the events leading to the invention Victor Hugo called "the soul of the ship." Centuries ago, a sailor's directional aids we

From the time man first took to the seas until only one thousand years ago, sight and winds were the sailor's only navigational aids. It was not until the development of the compass that maps and charts could be used with any accuracy-even so, it would be hundreds of years and thousands of shipwrecks before the marvellous instrument was perfected. Its history up to modern times is filled with the stories of disasters that befell sailors who misused it. In fascinating det...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Compass: A Story of Exploration and Innovation   |  Alan Gurney. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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