The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention That Changed the World - Tapa dura

Azcel, Amir D.

 
9780151005062: The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention That Changed the World
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ISBN 10: 0151005060 ISBN 13: 9780151005062
Editorial: Roundhouse Publishing Ltd, 2001

Sinopsis

The story of the compass is shrouded in mystery but has its roots in ancient China around 2,000 years ago...A puzzling lodestone whose powers affected metal was know to the Chinese Emperor. Affected metal, suspended in water, always pointed north and was put to excellent use in the art of feng shui. However, it was the seafarers of the Amalfi Coast who first realised its full potential some twelve centuries later. It may have taken 1,200 years for the 'compass' to migrate to Medieval Italy, but it didn't take long for those mariners to kick-start the Age of Discovery. The compass made it all possible, and this is its fascinating story.

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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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Editorial
Roundhouse Publishing Ltd
Año de publicación
2001
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0151005060
ISBN 13 
9780151005062
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
240
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