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There are mountains of magnetic ore in the oceans and they may be affecting the ņeedles of the Mariners' Compass. It is also possible that the navigators may be sailing round and round such magnetic mountains; and it might have created the illusion that the earth is round. What a needle of the Mariner's Compass! It has played a very significant role in establishing momentous principles as well as perhaps” in misguiding also!
* A heliograph is a signalling apparatus for reflecting flashes of sunlight.
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