Lost Discoveries

Dick Teresi

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Author
Dick Teresi
Publish Date
2002-10-22
Subtitle
The Ancient Roots of Modern Science: From the Babylonians to the Maya
Book Type
Hardcover
Number of Pages
464
Publisher Name
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0684837188
ISBN-13
9780684837185
citemno
274645
Edition
Later prt.
SKU
9780684837185

Description

Documents scientific investigations and discoveries that were made by ancient civilizations, including the lowest common denominator, negative numbers, eclipses, the awareness of a round planet, geocentric cosmology, and rubber vulcanization. 25,000 first printing.