| Decoding the Heavens: A 2,000-Year-Old Computer -- And the Century-Long Search to Discover Its Secrets Contributor(s): Marchant, Jo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0306818612 ISBN-13: 9780306818615 Publisher: Da Capo Press OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - Technology & Engineering | History - Science | History |
| Dewey: 681.111 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.25" (0.75 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Decoding the Heavens, Jo Marchant tells for the first time the full story of the hundred-year quest to decipher the ancient Greek computer known as the Antikythera Mechanism. Along the way she unearths a diverse cast of remarkable characters and explores the deep roots of modern technology in ancient Greece and the medieval European and Islamic worlds. At its heart, this is an epic adventure and mystery, a book that challenges our assumptions about technology through the ages. |