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The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention That Changed the World
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Hardcover
1 edition from Houghton Mifflin (August 1, 2001)
9780151005062 | details & prices | 240 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.85 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $23.00
About: 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.
About: 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.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Mariner Books (May 1, 2002)
9780156007535 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $14.95
About: 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.
About: 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.
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (June 5, 2008)
9781435296718 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.66 lbs | List price $23.00