The Riddle of the Compass: ; The Invention That Changed the World

Aczel, Amir D.

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ISBN 10: 0151005060 ISBN 13: 9780151005062

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001

Language: English

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The Riddle of the Compass: ; The Invention That Changed the World

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Publication Date

2001

Language

English

ISBN 10

0151005060

ISBN 13

9780151005062

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Hardcover

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Near Fine

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Near Fine

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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.

About the Author

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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