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From French bitacle, the word binnacle has two very specific uses. On the one hand, the term binnacle is used to designate the wooden box, referred to as locker, it may be cylindrical or prismatic in shape, and which is fixed to the deck of the ship, next to the rudder wheel and on which the nautical needle is mounted with the clear purpose of keeping it horizontal; in spite of the common rocking and swaying the ship in question may incur. All binnacles are fitted with magnets and on the outside with spheres of soft iron, which will have the function of annulling the disturbing effects of the iron on board and; on the other hand, the magnetic field surrounding the needle become uniform, indicating magnetic north at all times. Way back in time, when it came to ships that did not have a covered pilothouse, a ship’s log with instructions was kept inside the binnacle to protect it from extreme weather that could hit the ship; as a result, from this it follows the origin of the other use of the term.
A written record of the actions, tasks or activities to be carried out in a given activity, enterprise or job is also called a logbook. It will include the imponderables that developed during its fulfilment, the failures, the costs and the changes that had to be made, in order to achieve the objectives. Nowadays, both students and workers in areas such as design usually carry with them a logbook, in which they carry out and which, clearly, is fundamental to it.
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About the author
About Miguel D’Addario He is an Italian writer with a degree in journalism, a Master in Social Education and a PhD in Social Communication at the Complutense University of Madrid. He has developed his experience in various fields of teaching from vocational education to university education, both in Latin America and Europe. His books are found in different study centres and libraries around the world; such as San Pablo University of Peru, University of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, University of San Gregorio in Ecuador, Universitat of Valencia, National Library of Spain, National Library of Argentina, University of Texas, Complutense University of Madrid, University of Toronto, Canada, University of Deusto, National Autonomous University of Mexico, National University of San Marcos (Peru), University of Illinois, University of Kansas, Libraries in the community of Madrid, Castilla y León, Andalucía, and the Basque Country, The British Library, Harvard University and The Library of Congress. PhD and essayist, he has received awards and mentions from writers’ associations, cultural centres, universities and related venues. Likewise, as a speaker, lecturer and researcher in universities, educational centres at both public and private. Author of artistic books: such as poetry, stories and tales. Author of educational books from diverse levels and syllabus. Author of books of philosophy, ontology and metaphysics. Author of books on self-help and coaching. While distributed in all continents, his books are widely consulted from all libraries in the world, and registered in international catalogues, ISBNs and bibliographic databases; furthermore, they are translated into several languages and can be found in international bookstores, both in paper and electronic version.
