The magnet : the life of the mariner's compass / by W.G. Rhind ..

The Smithsonian catalogs The magnet : the life of the mariner's compass / by W.G. Rhind .. as books in its Compass records.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

Colophon: J.B. Bateman ...

SERENDIPITYA little unexpected

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A CLOSER LOOK

The Smithsonian lists the object under Compass and dates it 1853.

Colophon: J.B. Bateman ...

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