Gioia, Flavio
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https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/persinst/129558
- Name (English)
- Gioia, Flavio
- Short name
- Flavio Gioja
- Year of birth
- 1299
- Short Description
- "Flavio Gioia or Gioja, also known as Ioannes Gira Amalphensis (Italian pronunciation: [ˈflaːvjo ˈdʒɔːja]; c. 1300 – ?) is reputed to have been an Italian mariner, inventor, and supposedly a marine pilot. He has traditionally been credited with developing the sailor's compass, but this has been debated. However, he is credited with perfecting it by suspending its needle over a wind rose design with north designed by a fleur-de-lys, and enclosing it in a box with a glass cover. He was also said to have introduced such design, which pointed North, to defend against Charles of Anjou, the French king of Naples." - (en.wikipedia.org 12.08.2021)
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