The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention That Changed the World by Amir D. Aczel
The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention That Changed the World

Amir D. Aczel

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

Amir D. Aczel

200 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction history science adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
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Sometimes it pays to be in the right place at the right time. Certainly the mariners in Amalfi in the twelfth century were. Here the compass was first invented and used in navigation, eventually helping to make Italians the world's greatest sailor...

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