The Compass Book
Subtitle: Maintain, Repair, and Adjust your own Compass
Publisher: Paradise Cay Publications
Published: July 10, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9780939837274
Subjects: Sports & Recreation; Sailing - General; Science; Sports; General; Handbooks & Manuals
First sentence: From early school experiments with magnets it is easy to appreciate the forces that make a compass work.
Description: Leads the way to a useful understanding of how to repair and maintain and adjust the marine compass. Indicates when to seek the training and experience of a professional adjuster.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; title: List of Illustrations; title: Terms and Conventions; title: Preface; label: Chapter 1
title: Introduction; label: Chapter 2
title: Basic Principes; label: Chapter 3
title: Compass Types - Installation and Maintenance; label: Chapter 4
title: Swinging the Compass; label: Chapter 5
title: Analyzing Deviation; label: Chapter 6
title: Compass Adjustments; label: Appendix 1
title: Computer Software; label: Appendix 2
title: A Sun's Azimuth Program; label: Appendix 3
title: Bibliography; label: Appendix 4
title: Suppliers and Web Sites