The book of stars; being a simple explanation of the stars and their uses to boy life, written to conform to the tests of the Boy scouts (1915)
Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick), 1869- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 97
he chief points of a compass. Fig. 89 shows a pocket watch-case compass. In the mariners com-pass, which is used at sea, the compass card and the magnetic needle are fast-ened together. The card is made of a circular sheet of mica and the points of the compass, which are called rhumbs, are marked… … Fig. 90.- 5 i -Dial of Mariners Compass. a name, the names of the fourTo know MOTHER EARTH, OLD ADAMS PLANET 79 all of the points by heart and be able to name them, beginningwith the north and going round the card to the north again, iswhat sailors call boxing the compass. See Fig. 90. Points on…
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