Decoding the Heavens: A 2,000-Year-Old Computer -- And the Century-Long Search to Discover Its Secrets

Contributor(s): Marchant, Jo (Author)

ISBN: 9780306818615

Publisher: Da Capo Press

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Paperback

$21.99

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$34.94 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$33.74 (100+ copies: $32.99)

List/retail price:

$21.99

Pub Date: March 2, 2010

Dewey: 681.1110938

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.00" H x 8.25" L x 5.50" W ( 0.75 lbs) 344 pages

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Description: Marchant details the 100-year quest to decode an ancient Greek computer device. This is the surprising story behind the 2,000-year-old mechanism that challenges modern assumptions about what ancient scientists knew, and the technological equipment they used to understand their world.

Review Quotes: PopMatters.com, 4/16/10
"Spirit and fascination fully informs [Marchant's] book"

Tucson Citizen, 4/30/10
"[A] highly readable book...An adventure that blends ample portions of fate, historic intrigue, and modern scientific innovation."

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