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Decoding the Heavens: How the Antikythera Mechanism Changed The World
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- Decoding the Heavens: How the Antikythera Mechanism Changed The W
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- Time (Chronology), Time Systems & Standards
- ISBN
- 9780099519768
- Publication Year
- 2009
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- English
- Publication Name
- Decoding the Heavens: Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer
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- Cornerstone
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- Engineering & Technology, Science, Mathematics, History
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The fascinating story of the discovery of, and subsequent quest to decode, the world's first computer In 1900 a group of sponge divers blown off course in the Mediterranean discovered an Ancient Greek shipwreck dating from around 70 BC. Lying unnoticed for months amongst their hard-won haul was what appeared to be a formless lump of corroded rock, which turned out to be the most stunning scientific artefact we have from antiquity. For more than a century this 'Antikythera mechanism' puzzled academics, but now, more than 2000 years after the device was lost at sea, scientists have pieced together its intricate workings. In Decoding the Heavens, Jo Marchant tells for the first time the story of the 100-year quest to understand this ancient computer. Along the way she unearths a diverse cast of remarkable characters - ranging from Archimedes to Jacques Cousteau - and explores the deep roots of modern technology not only in Ancient Greece, the Islamic world and medieval Europe.
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Decoding the Heavens: Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer
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Paperback
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English
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Engineering & Technology, Science, Mathematics, History
Publication Year
2009
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Textbook
Number of Pages
352 Pages
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198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
256g
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