Decoding the Heavens Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer
Language: English
Published by Windmill Books, London, 2009
- First Edition
- Signed
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Darkwood Online T/A BooksinBulgaria, Blagoevgrad, BulgariaDarkwood Online T/A BooksinBulgaria
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Light reading creases and shelf wear, slight bump to base of spine. ; First UK paperback edition, first printing with full number line. Signed by author on title. Nice tight copy. ; Photographs; 336 pages; 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 the items recovered from the wreck, in the world's first attempt at underwater archaeology, was what appeared to be a formless lump of corroded rock. In fact upon closer inspection it turned out to be the most stunning scientific artefact from antiquity ever discovered - the Antikythera mechanism. This is the story of how, over the course of a century, various investigators puzzled out what it was. ; Signed by Author.
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- Title
- Decoding the Heavens Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer
- Author
- Marchant, Jo
- Publisher
- Windmill Books, London
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0099519763
- ISBN 13
- 9780099519768
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing.
In 1900 a group of sponge divers blown off course in the Mediterranean discovered an Ancient Greek shipwreck near the island of Antikythera 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'' - an ancient computer - 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 the Antikythera mechanism. 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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Darkwood Online T/A BooksinBulgaria
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
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Based in a small village on the Western edge of the Rhodope Mountains in Southern Bulgaria Books in Bulgaria has the largest selection of English Language second hand books in the Balkans. We ship books to destinations all over the world. We do not use stock images and each book is individually scanned so what you see is what you get. We stock a broad range of paperbacks and hardbacks, coffee-table and art books, covering literally hundreds of topics. We endeavour to describe our books accurately, but if you are dissatisfied in any way on receipt of order or wish to cancel the contract for any reason within seven days, which period is to start the day after the date on which the goods are received, in which case please contact us to arrange the return and refund of the cost of the goods and delivery. This does not affect your statutory rights. All returned goods should be packed to the same standard as sent. If you have any queries or requirements about shipping please contact us before ordering. On occasion, very heavy books may require an additional shipping amount, if so we will contact you to agree this before the sale is processed.
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