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Decoding the Heavens

- How the Antikythera Mechanism Changed The World
Af: Jo Marchant Engelsk Paperback

Decoding the Heavens

- How the Antikythera Mechanism Changed The World
Af: Jo Marchant Engelsk Paperback
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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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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.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 352
ISBN-13: 9780099519768
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0099519763
Udg. Dato: 6 aug 2009
Længde: 14mm
Bredde: 130mm
Højde: 197mm
Forlag: Cornerstone
Oplagsdato: 6 aug 2009
Forfatter(e): Jo Marchant
Forfatter(e) Jo Marchant


Kategori Tid, kronologi og tidssystemer


ISBN-13 9780099519768


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 352


Udgave


Længde 14mm


Bredde 130mm


Højde 197mm


Udg. Dato 6 aug 2009


Oplagsdato 6 aug 2009


Forlag Cornerstone

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