Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Science--From the Babylonians to the Maya

Boldly challenging conventional wisdom, acclaimed science writer and Omni magazine cofounder Dick Teresi traces the origins of...
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Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Science--From the Babylonians to the Maya by Teresi, Dick

Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Science--From the Babylonians to the Maya

BD$44.95

Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Science--From the Babylonians to the Maya

BD$44.95
Author: Dick Teresi
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Boldly challenging conventional wisdom, acclaimed science writer and Omni magazine cofounder Dick Teresi traces the origins of contemporary science back to their ancient roots in an eye-opening account and landmark work.
This innovative history proves once and for all that the roots of modern science were established centuries, and in some instances millennia, before the births of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton. In this enlightening, entertaining, and important book, Teresi describes many discoveries from all over the non-Western world -- Sumeria, Babylon, Egypt, India, China, Africa, Arab nations, the Americas, and the Pacific islands -- that equaled and often surpassed Greek and European learning in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, cosmology, physics, geology, chemistry, and technology.
The first extensive and authoritative multicultural history of science written for a popular audience, Lost Discoveries fills a critical void in our scientific, cultural, and intellectual history and is destined to become a classic in its field.

Author: Dick Teresi
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 10/07/2003
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780743243797


Award: Minnesota Book Award - Finalist


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 10/26/2003 pg. 28

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