The Compass Guide
Feb 2025 · Publifye AS
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""The Compass Guide"" explores the magnetic compass, revealing its pivotal role in navigation, exploration, and the reshaping of global history. This book examines how the compass's development empowered maritime expansion and revolutionized cartography. Consider how, before the compass, vast oceans were essentially impenetrable barriers, highlighting the instrument's transformative impact.
The book begins by elucidating the scientific underpinnings of magnetism and the Earth's magnetic field, progresses through the compass's historical journey from ancient China to its adoption by mariners during the Age of Exploration, and culminates in its integration into modern navigational systems.
By bridging Earth Sciences, History, and Geography, ""The Compass Guide"" offers a comprehensive understanding of how this seemingly simple instrument fostered cultural exchange and enabled the discovery of new lands.
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