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Throwing Fire
- Projectile Technology through History
Engelsk
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
218
ISBN-13:
9780521791588
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
0521791588
Udg. Dato:
8 apr 2002
Størrelse i cm:
23,6 x 16,1 x 2,2
Oplagsdato:
8 apr 2002
Forfatter(e):
Hardback 2002
Format:

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Historian Alfred W. Crosby looks at hard, accurate throwing and the manipulation of fire as unique human capabilities. Humans began throwing rocks in prehistory and then progressed to javelins, atlatls, bows and arrows. We learned to make fire by friction and used it to cook, drive game, burn out rivals, and alter landscapes. In historic times we invented catapults, trebuchets, and such flammable liquids as Greek Fire. About 1,000 years ago we invented gunpowder, which accelerated the rise of empires and the advance of European imperialism. In the 20th century, gunpowder weaponry enabled us to wage the most destructive wars of all time, peaking at the end of World War II with the V-2 and atomic bomb. Today, we have turned our projectile talents to space travel which may make it possible for our species to migrate to other bodies of our solar system and even other star systems.
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
218
ISBN-13:
9780521791588
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
0521791588
Udg. Dato:
8 apr 2002
Størrelse i cm:
23,6 x 16,1 x 2,2
Oplagsdato:
8 apr 2002
Forfatter(e):
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