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Decoding the Heavens - A 2,000-Year-Old Computer--and the Century-long Search to Discover Its Secrets (Paperback) Loot Price: R498
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Decoding the Heavens - A 2,000-Year-Old Computer--and the Century-long Search to Discover Its Secrets (Paperback)

Jo Marchant

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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.

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Imprint: Da Capo Press Inc
Country of origin: United States
Release date: March 2010
First published: March 2010
Authors: Jo Marchant
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 978-0-306-81861-5
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > General
Books > History > World history > General
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LSN: 0-306-81861-2
Barcode: 9780306818615

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