THATAWAY - THE MAGNETIC COMPASS IN MODERN CIVILIZATION

1970 Hardcover Edition. Size ( 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" ) 184 pages. Dustcover show all the wear. There are a couple of rips, the largest being about 1 inch. The book itself is in excellent condion. No highlights or underlines. No dog-eared page corners. Solid Binding. All pages intact and legible. Good reading copy. Clean. No store stamps. --- --- This is basically the history of the magnetic compass. Where did it come from? Who invented it? How was it adapted for use on a pitching ship at sea and later in an airplane lost among clouds and mountaintops? Here is a fascinatingly detailed history of the compass and all the people--great or foolish--who in one way or another became involved with it in order to accomplish some of mankind's greatest feats.