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Gross, Kuno

 
9783842337022: The Bagnold Sun-Compass: Long Range Desert Group
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3842337027 ISBN 13 : 9783842337022
Editeur : Books on Demand GmbH, 2011

Synopsis

The first known use of a sun-compass for motorized vehicles in the Desert of Egypt was during World War I with the Light Car Patrols in 1917. To navigate during his 1929 expedition into the desert of Egypt, Bagnold used a magnetic aero-compass, which was lent to him by the Royal Geographical Society. It was carefully mounted on one of the expedition's Ford-cars but Bagnold could not manage to compensate it properly due to the influence of magnetism caused by the metal structure of the car. Bagnold found that kind of compass unreliable for the purpose and changed to the use of sun-compasses for his next expedition to the sand-sea in 1930. Bagnold's invention was different from all other sun-compasses since it could be used whilst the vehicle was driving. However, although it was an easy to handle and very useful instrument, the British army never adopted it but kept using the other models. When Bagnold founded the Long Range Desert Group in 1940, his sun-compass became the standard instrument for this unit. Its navigators soon became the unrivaled masters of desert navigation.

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À propos de l'auteur

Kuno Gross arbeitete elf Jahre im Industrieanlagenbau in Libyen. Während seiner Freizeit bereiste er die Wüste, wann immer sich irgendeine Gelegenheit dazu bot. Seit seiner Rückkehr nach Europa im Jahre 2010 besucht er Nordafrika, so oft sich die Gelegenheit dazu ergibt.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The first known use of a sun-compass for motorized vehicles in the Desert of Egypt was during World War I with the Light Car Patrols in 1917. To navigate during his 1929 expedition into the desert of Egypt, Bagnold used a magnetic aero-compass, which was lent to him by the Royal Geographical Society. It was carefully mounted on one of the expedition's Ford-cars but Bagnold could not manage to compensate it properly due to the influence of magnetism caused by the metal structure of the car. Bagnold found that kind of compass unreliable for the purpose and changed to the use of sun-compasses for his next expedition to the sand-sea in 1930. Bagnold's invention was different from all other sun-compasses since it could be used whilst the vehicle was driving. However, although it was an easy to handle and very useful instrument, the British army never adopted it but kept using the other models. When Bagnold founded the Long Range Desert Group in 1940, his sun-compass became the standard instrument for this unit. Its navigators soon became the unrivaled masters of desert navigation.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Books on Demand GmbH
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3842337027
ISBN 13 
9783842337022
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
68
Coordonnées du fabricant
Books on Demand GmbH
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