| Format: | Paperback, 320 pages |
| Other Information: | Illustrated |
| Published In: | United States, August 2005 |
| Other Editions: |
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Gurney chronicles the misadventures of those who attempted to perfect the compass, an instrument so precious to sixteenth-century seamen that, by law, any man found tampering with it had his hand pinned to the mast with a dagger. From The Publisher: COMPASS CHRONICLES the misadventures of those who attempted to perfect the magnetic compass--so precious to sixteenth-century seamen that, by law, any man found tampering with it had pinned to the mast with a dagger. In this page-turning history of man's search for reliable navigation of treacherous sea routes around the globe. Alan Gurney brings to life the instrument Victor Hugo called "the soul of the ship." |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| ISBN: | 0393327132 |
| EAN: | 9780393327137 |
| Dimensions: | 20.47 x 13.82 x 0.97 centimeters (0.28 kg) |
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