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The Bagnold Sun-Compass - Long Range Desert Group

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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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Auteurs Kuno Gross
Edition Books On Demand
 
Langues Anglais
Format d'édition Livre de poche
Sortie 08.08.2011
 
EAN 9783842337022
ISBN 978-3-8423-3702-2
Pages 68
Dimensions 170 mm x 220 mm x 5 mm
Poids 133 g
Illustrations 36 Farbabb.
Catégories Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > 20e siècle (jusqu'en 1945)
Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > 20e siècle (jusqu'en 1945)

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