Once Upon a Time?The Compass [Historical]

@article{Guarnieri2014OnceUA,
  title={Once Upon a Time?The Compass [Historical]},
  author={Massimo Guarnieri},
  journal={IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine},
  year={2014},
  volume={8},
  pages={60-63}
}
  • M. Guarnieri
  • Published 18 June 2014
  • History
  • IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine
Some time ago, a short article about the magnetic compass was placed on the Internet by ?The Institute Alert? of the IEEE, which brought to my mind that the story of this small and simple device deserves our attention. 
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