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Decoding the Heavens: Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer,Jo Marc
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Title
- Decoding the Heavens: Solving the Mystery of the World's First C
- ISBN
- 9780099519768
- EAN
- 9780099519768
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Decoding the Heavens: Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer
- Item Height
- 198 mm
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Subject
- Engineering & Technology, Science, Mathematics, History
- Item Weight
- 256 g
- Item Width
- 129 mm
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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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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Publisher
Cornerstone
ISBN-13
9780099519768
eBay Product ID (ePID)
89676214
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Decoding the Heavens: Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer
Publication Year
2009
Subject
Engineering & Technology, Science, Mathematics, History
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
198 mm
Item Weight
256 g
Item Width
129 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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