How to mellify a corpse : and other human stories of ancient science & superstition / Vicki León

Author:: León, Vicki
Published:: New York, N.Y. : Walker & Co., 2010.
Edition:: 1st U.S. ed.
Physical Description:: xxvii, 308 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm

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Contents:

Athens & Attica -- Greece & Greek islands -- Asia Minor & the Middle East -- Rome & its provinces -- Italy & Sicily -- North Africa & Mesopotamia.

Summary:

Draws on a range of disciplines in an introduction to ancient-world science, mechanical engineering, and superstitions, from Aristotle's political views to Archimedes's "Eureka" moment and the Egyptian practice of embalming.

Subject(s):

Science, Ancient—Miscellanea

ISBN:

9780802717023 (alk. paper)
0802717020 (alk. paper)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-301) and index.

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