The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention That Changed the World
Aczel, Amir D.
ISBN 10: 0151005060 ISBN 13: 9780151005062
Editorial: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001
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Descripción:
Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. N° de ref. del artículo M00151005060-G
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.
Acerca del autor:
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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Título: The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention ...
Editorial: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Año de publicación: 2001
Encuadernación: Encuadernación de tapa dura
Condición: good