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Inventio Fortunata (also Inventio Fortunate, Inventio Fortunat or Inventio Fortunatae), "Fortunate, or fortune-making, discovery", is a lost book, probably dating from the 14th century, containing a description of the North Pole as a magnetic island (the Rupes Nigra) surrounded by a giant whirlpool and four continents. No direct extracts from the document have been discovered, but its influence on the Western idea of the geography of the Arctic region persisted for several centuries.

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  • Inventio Fortunata (en)
  • Inventio Fortunata (it)
  • Inventio Fortunate (fr)
  • Inventio Fortunata (nl)
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  • Inventio Fortunata (also Inventio Fortunate, Inventio Fortunat or Inventio Fortunatae), "Fortunate, or fortune-making, discovery", is a lost book, probably dating from the 14th century, containing a description of the North Pole as a magnetic island (the Rupes Nigra) surrounded by a giant whirlpool and four continents. No direct extracts from the document have been discovered, but its influence on the Western idea of the geography of the Arctic region persisted for several centuries. (en)
  • Inventio Fortunate (également Inventio Fortunata, Inventio Fortunat ou Inventio Fortunatae), "Fortunate, ou de la fortune de décision, de la découverte", est un livre perdu, datant probablement du XIVe siècle, contenant une description du pôle Nord magnétique. Il le décrit comme étant une île, nommée Rupes Nigra, entourée par un tourbillon géant et quatre continents. Aucun extrait n'a été directement découvert, mais son influence sur l'idée occidentale de la géographie de la région arctique a persisté pendant plusieurs siècles. (fr)
  • De Inventio Fortunata is een verloren boek dat grote invloed heeft gehad op de vroege ontdekkingsreizen. (nl)
  • Inventio Fortunata (nota anche come Inventio Fortunate, Inventio Fortunat o Inventio Fortunatae), «Scoperta fortunata» o «che porta fortuna», è un'opera perduta, risalente probabilmente al XIV secolo, nella quale il polo nord viene descritto come un'isola magnetica (la Rupes Nigra) circondata da un gigantesco vortice e da quattro continenti. Anche se non sono mai stati scoperti frammenti diretti del documento, la sua influenza sulla percezione occidentale della geografia dell'Artico persistette per diversi secoli. (it)
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  • Inventio Fortunata (also Inventio Fortunate, Inventio Fortunat or Inventio Fortunatae), "Fortunate, or fortune-making, discovery", is a lost book, probably dating from the 14th century, containing a description of the North Pole as a magnetic island (the Rupes Nigra) surrounded by a giant whirlpool and four continents. No direct extracts from the document have been discovered, but its influence on the Western idea of the geography of the Arctic region persisted for several centuries. (en)
  • Inventio Fortunate (également Inventio Fortunata, Inventio Fortunat ou Inventio Fortunatae), "Fortunate, ou de la fortune de décision, de la découverte", est un livre perdu, datant probablement du XIVe siècle, contenant une description du pôle Nord magnétique. Il le décrit comme étant une île, nommée Rupes Nigra, entourée par un tourbillon géant et quatre continents. Aucun extrait n'a été directement découvert, mais son influence sur l'idée occidentale de la géographie de la région arctique a persisté pendant plusieurs siècles. (fr)
  • De Inventio Fortunata is een verloren boek dat grote invloed heeft gehad op de vroege ontdekkingsreizen. (nl)
  • Inventio Fortunata (nota anche come Inventio Fortunate, Inventio Fortunat o Inventio Fortunatae), «Scoperta fortunata» o «che porta fortuna», è un'opera perduta, risalente probabilmente al XIV secolo, nella quale il polo nord viene descritto come un'isola magnetica (la Rupes Nigra) circondata da un gigantesco vortice e da quattro continenti. Anche se non sono mai stati scoperti frammenti diretti del documento, la sua influenza sulla percezione occidentale della geografia dell'Artico persistette per diversi secoli. (it)
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