The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention That Changed the World - Hardcover

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The best-selling author of Fermat's Last Theorem and God's Equation discusses the twelfth-century invention of the compass; its dramatic influence on navigation and the rise of Italian sea power; and its impact on the development of world trade and the Age of Discovery. 35,000 first printing.

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Published in hardcover by Harcourt, 2001, 0-15-100506-0
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Amir D. Aczel, Ph.D., science writer par excellence, grew up on a ship and was navigating straits in the Mediterranean long before he could drive a car. The author of Fermat's Last Theorem, God's Equation, and Probability 1, he lives with his wife and daughter in the Boston area and teaches at Bentley College.

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  • PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Publication date2001
  • ISBN 10 0151005060
  • ISBN 13 9780151005062
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages200
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