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The Crystal Sun Rediscovering a Lost Technology of the Ancient World

Hardcover • 2000 • English

The Crystal Sun Rediscovering a Lost Technology of the Ancient World

By Robert K. G. Temple

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About the book

Archaeologists have always insisted most strenuously that lenses did not exist in ancient times. Robert Temple's real-life detective story proves them wrong. His research began with the discovery that an ancient artifact in the British Museum, believed to be a piece of rock crystal, had, in fact, been ground to form a lens. In this fascinating book, one of the most revolutionary studies in the history of science and civilization to be published for decades, Robert Temple reconstructs the story ...Show more

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9780712678889

Publisher

Century

Published year

2000

Language

English

Original title

The Crystal Sun Rediscovering a Lost Technology of the Ancient World

Format

Hardcover

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