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Language: English
Published by Ballantine Books, 1995
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- Title
- Ancient Inventions
- Author
- Thorpe, Nick, James, Peter
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Publication year
- 1995
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0345401026
- ISBN 13
- 9780345401021
A compendium of odd facts and entertaining curiosities featuring more than three hundred illustrations reveals the ancient origins of many of humankind's most important inventions, from the chewing gum of the Aztecs to Stone Age brain surgery. Reprint.
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Synopsis
A guide to ancient accomplishments and inventions unearths the origins of modern creations, including computers in ancient Greece, plastic surgery in India in the first century B.C., and a postal service in medieval Baghdad.
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