... secular, further catalyzing the people's spirit of inquiry. Another example, was the discovery of the mariner's compass by Gioja of Naples in 1302 which is said to have originated from China. The ability of this compass to tell direction led to more people taking long-distance sea voyages because it enabled them to determine the exact direction they were sailing, not ... ...

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