Compass : A Story of Exploration and Innovation, Paperback / softback Book

Compass : A Story of Exploration and Innovation Paperback / softback

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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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