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ISBN | 9780393327137 |
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Autor | Gurney Alan |
Vydavatel | W W Norton & Co |
Väzba | Paperback |
Rok vydania | 2005 |
Počet strán | 320 |
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.