Histoire de la boussole: L'aventure de l'aiguille aimantée

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Ce beau livre nous raconte les heurs et malheurs des navigateurs et des explorateurs, les premiers s’aventurant sur les mers lointaines, les seconds jusqu’aux régions polaires, tous munis de l’indispensable boussole. Il nous apprend aussi comment, à la fin du XIXe siècle, alors que les navires sont construits en fer, les savants se mobilisent pour rendre sa « vertu » à la boussole marine accusée de perdre le nord !

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