How to mellify a corpse : and other human stories of ancient science & superstition
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Published
New York : Walker and Co., 2010.
Format
Book
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
xxvii, 308 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
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Published
New York : Walker and Co., 2010.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-301) and index.
Description
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.
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