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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Title: 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
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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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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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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