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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Josephine Marchant |
| ISBN: | 030681742X : 9780306817427 |
| OCLC Number: | 301710838 |
| Notes: | Originally published: London : William Heinemann, 2008. |
| Description: | 328 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | I see dead people -- Impossible find -- Treasures of war -- Rewriting history -- Heroic reconstruction -- Moon in a box -- Mechanic's workshop -- New boys -- Stunning idea -- Old man of Syracuse. |
| Responsibility: | Jo Marchant. |
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"Nature," 10/16/08
"[A] gripping and varied account...Fascinating final chapter."
"Publishers Weekly," 1/26/09
"Marchant goes behind the scenes...[and] gives clear explanations of the questions and topics involved, including Greek astronomy and clockwork mechanisms...This globe-trotting, era-spanning mystery should absorb armchair scientists of all kinds."
"Booklist," 2/15/09
"Science readers will be entranced by Marchant's vibrant depiction of the characters in this remarkable story of ancient technology."
"Huffington Post," 2/14/09
"A fascinating new book...Clear prose...An intriguing journey into science, archaeology, and history...An intelligent account of what is apparently the world's first analog computer. The book and the story are well worth your time."
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