Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
Description |
xxvii, 308 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-301) and index. |
Contents |
Athens & Attica -- Greece & Greek islands -- Asia Minor & the Middle East -- Rome & its provinces -- Italy & Sicily -- North Africa & Mesopotamia. |
Summary |
Draws on a range of disciplines in an accessible introduction to ancient-world science, mechanical engineering and superstitions, from Pythagoras's mathematical discoveries and Aristotle's political views to Archimedes's "Eureka" moment and the Egyptian practice of embalming. |
Subject |
Science, Ancient -- Miscellanea.
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ISBN |
9780802717023 alkaline paper $17.00 |
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0802717020 alkaline paper |
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