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001    ocn465680301 
003    OCoLC 
005    20100726163558.0 
008    091112s2010    nyuab    b    001 0 eng   
010      2009044773 
020    9780802717023|qalkaline paper|c$17.00 
020    0802717020|qalkaline paper 
035    (OCoLC)465680301 
040    DLC|beng|cDLC|dYDXCP|dC#P|dBWX|dABG|dGPI 
049    GPIA 
050 00 Q124.95|b.L46 2010 
082 00 509.3|222 
100 1  León, Vicki. 
245 10 How to mellify a corpse :|band other human stories of 
       ancient science & superstition /|cVicki León. 
250    First U.S. edition. 
264  1 New York, N.Y. :|bWalker & Co.,|c2010. 
300    xxvii, 308 pages :|billustrations, maps ;|c18 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-301) and 
       index. 
505 0  Athens & Attica -- Greece & Greek islands -- Asia Minor & 
       the Middle East -- Rome & its provinces -- Italy & Sicily 
       -- North Africa & Mesopotamia. 
520    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. 
650  0 Science, Ancient|vMiscellanea. 
938    YBP Library Services|bYANK|n3190634 
938    Blackwell Book Service|bBBUS|nR4854241|c$17.00 
994    02|bGPI