A Portable Cosmos

A Portable Cosmos
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9780199739349
ISBN-13 : 019973934X
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Book Synopsis A Portable Cosmos by : Alexander Jones

Download or read book A Portable Cosmos written by Alexander Jones and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Antikythera Mechanism, now 82 small fragments of corroded bronze, was an ancient Greek machine simulating the cosmos as the Greeks understood it. Reflecting the most recent researches, A Portable Cosmos presents it as a gateway to Greek astronomy and technology and their place in Greco-Roman society and thought"--


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