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Technology and science in ancient civilizations
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Technology and science in ancient civilizations

Author: Richard Olson
Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, ©2010.
Series: Praeger series on the ancient world.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Focuses on books that serve as general guides or handbooks to various aspects of life and culture. This title covers topics that range from warfare and politics, to crime and religion.

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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Richard Olson
ISBN: 9780275989361 0275989364 9780313065231 0313065233
OCLC Number: 437054072
Description: x, 262 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: On definitions, approaches, and periodization --
Technologies of computation : mathematics and measurement --
Technologies of communication : written language, educational institutions, and the character of natural knowledge --
From technologies of divination to the science of astronomy --
Calendars, time keeping, and the increasing complexity of astronomy --
Empirical and religious medical practices --
Philosophical medicine, cosmology, and natural philosophy --
Construction technologies : materials, tools, and fixed structures --
Producing and processing food and clothing --
Minerals, metals, pigments, glazes, and the origins of alchemy.
Series Title: Praeger series on the ancient world.
Responsibility: Richard G. Olson.

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