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Based on years of research,this marvelous history by bestselling historian Gavin Menzies argues thet in 1434 a Chinese fleet-official ambassadors of the emperor-arrived in Tuscany,where they were received by Pope Eugenius IV in Florence.The delegation Presented the in fluential pope with a wealth of Chinese learning from a diverse range of fields:art,geograpthy (including world maps theat were passed on to Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan),astronomy,mathematics,printing,architecture,steel manufacturing,military weaponry,and more,This vast trove of knowledge spread across Europe,igniting the legendary inventiveness of the Renaissance,including the work of such geniuses as da Vinci,Copernicus,Galileo,and others.
Erudite and brilliantly reasoned ,1434 will change the way we see ourselves,our history,and our world.