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Decoding the Heavens: Solving the Mystery of the Worlds First ComputerAuthor : Jo Marchant 
Format : Paperback
ISBN(13) : 9780099519768
ISBN(10) : 0099519763
Publisher : Arrow Books Ltd
Imprint : Windmill Books
Publication Date (AUS) : October 2009
Pages : 336
Height (mm) : 198
Width (mm) : 129
SpineWidth (mm) : 22
Weight (g) : 243
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Description 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 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' 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 this ancient computer. 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.Similar items can be found in these categories: | |
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