Riddle of the Compass: The Invention That Changed the World

Aczel, Amir D.

ISBN 10: 0151005060 / ISBN 13: 9780151005062

Published by Houghton Mifflin, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Riddle of the Compass: The Invention That Changed the World
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0151005060
• ISBN 13: 9780151005062
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Like New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Like New
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Synopsis

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.