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

The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention That Changed the World
Author: Amir D. Aczel
Genres: Reference, Science & Math
Book Type: Hardcover

Will L. (Gillimer) reviewed on 4/23/2007 + 34 more book reviews

Readable introduction. But his ideology leads him to make silly claims like that the Jesuits controlled Ming China, and were thus able to do a masssive bookburning on a scale that the First Emperor couldn't manage.

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

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