Lost Discoveries

Author : Dick Teresi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781439128602

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*A New York Times Notable Book* Boldly challenging conventional wisdom, acclaimed science writer and Omni magazine cofounder Dick Teresi traces the origins of contemporary science back to their ancient roots in this eye-opening and landmark work. This innovative history proves once and for all that the roots of modern science were established centuries, and in some instances millennia, before the births of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton. In this enlightening, entertaining, and important book, Teresi describes many discoveries from all over the non-Western world—Sumeria, Babylon, Egypt, India, China, Africa, Arab nations, the Americas, and the Pacific islands—that equaled and often surpassed Greek and European learning in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, cosmology, physics, geology, chemistry, and technology. The first extensive and authoritative multicultural history of science written for a popular audience, Lost Discoveries fills a critical void in our scientific, cultural, and intellectual history and is destined to become a classic in its field.

Author : Dick Teresi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780684837185

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Lost Discoveries by Dick Teresi Pdf

In the tradition of Daniel Boorstin, the cofounder of "Omni" delivers an original work of history that demonstrates why modern science rests on a foundation built by ancient and medieval non-European societies.

Author : Rene Noorbergen
Publisher : TEACH Services, Inc.
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 1572581980

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Secrets of the Lost Races by Rene Noorbergen Pdf

An increasing number of historical and archaeological finds made around the world have been classified as out-of-place artifacts (ooparts). They have been called this because they appear unexpectedly among the ruins of the past with no evidence of a preceding period of development; their technological sophistication seems far beyond the capabilities of ancient peoples.Drawing on the literature and art of the Chaldeans, Sumerians, Babylonians and others, Rene Noorbergen's contention is that a superior race of man was responsible for these scientific marvels that bear testimony to a civilization with technology comparable to our own.

Author : Dick Teresi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 1435266765

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Documents scientific investigations and discoveries that were made by ancient civilizations, including the lowest common denominator, negative numbers, eclipses, the awareness of a round planet, geocentric cosmology, and rubber vulcanization. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

Author : David Roberts
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780393241891

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The Lost World of the Old Ones: Discoveries in the Ancient Southwest by David Roberts Pdf

An award-winning author and veteran mountain climber takes us deep into the Southwest backcountry to uncover secrets of its ancient inhabitants. In this thrilling story of intellectual and archaeological discovery, David Roberts recounts his last twenty years of far-flung exploits in search of spectacular prehistoric ruins and rock art panels known to very few modern travelers. His adventures range across Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado, and illuminate the mysteries of the Ancestral Puebloans and their contemporary neighbors the Mogollon and Fremont, as well as of the more recent Navajo and Comanche.

Author : Joy L. Lowe,Kathryn I. Matthew
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN : 0810849151

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Discoveries and Inventions in Literature for Youth by Joy L. Lowe,Kathryn I. Matthew Pdf

A compilation of books and other resources that are appropriate for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.

Author : Dick Teresi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Science
ISBN : 096549053X

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Lost Discoveries by Dick Teresi Pdf

This book, an innovative history of science, explores the scientific breakthroughs from peoples of the ancient world--Babylonians, Egyptians, Indians, Africans, New World and Oceanic tribes, among others--and the non-European medieval world. They left an enormous heritage in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, cosmology, physics, geology, chemistry, and technology. The first comprehensive, authoritative, popularly written, multicultural history of science, Lost discoveries fills a crucial gap in the history of science.

Author : Colin A. Ronan
Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Science
ISBN : 0517175541

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Author : Robert E. Krebs
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004-03-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780313058523

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Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions, and Discoveries of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance by Robert E. Krebs Pdf

The Middle Ages and the Renaissance were a period of scientific and literary reawakening. Scientific development and a renewed interest in classical science led to new discoveries, inventions, and technologies. Between 500 and 1600 A.D., scientific explorers rediscovered ancient Greek and Eastern knowledge, which led to an eruption of fresh ideas. This reference work describes more than 75 experiments, inventions, and discoveries of the period, as well as the scientists, physicians, and scholars responsible for them. Individuals such as Leonardo da Vinci, Marco Polo, and Galileo are included, along with entries on reconstructive surgery, Stonehenge, eyeglasses, the microscope, and the discovery of smallpox. Part of a unique series that ranges from ancient times to the 20th century, this exploration of scientific advancements during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance will be useful to high school and college students, teachers, and general readers seeking information about significant advances in scientific history.

Author : David J Hand,Niall, M. Adams,Richard J. Bolton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003-08-02
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783540457282

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Pattern Detection and Discovery by David J Hand,Niall, M. Adams,Richard J. Bolton Pdf

The collation of large electronic databases of scienti?c and commercial infor- tion has led to a dramatic growth of interest in methods for discovering struc- res in such databases. These methods often go under the general name of data mining. One important subdiscipline within data mining is concerned with the identi?cation and detection of anomalous, interesting, unusual, or valuable - cords or groups of records, which we call patterns. Familiar examples are the detection of fraud in credit-card transactions, of particular coincident purchases in supermarket transactions, of important nucleotide sequences in gene sequence analysis, and of characteristic traces in EEG records. Tools for the detection of such patterns have been developed within the data mining community, but also within other research communities, typically without an awareness that the - sic problem was common to many disciplines. This is not unreasonable: each of these disciplines has a large literature of its own, and a literature which is growing rapidly. Keeping up with any one of these is di?cult enough, let alone keeping up with others as well, which may in any case be couched in an - familiar technical language. But, of course, this means that opportunities are being lost, discoveries relating to the common problem made in one area are not transferred to the other area, and breakthroughs and problem solutions are being rediscovered, or not discovered for a long time, meaning that e?ort is being wasted and opportunities may be lost.

Author : Frank Joseph
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1900-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781477728093

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Archaeological Discoveries of Ancient America by Frank Joseph Pdf

The key to understanding the history of America lies in many of the artifacts that have been discovered over the course of the past several hundred years. This unique history, as told through interviews, the writing of scholars, and the examination of physical artifacts, delves into archaeological finds of ancient America, and tells a story of America's evolution and the people who have helped shape it. This comprehensive text includes timelines and photographs that make for an interesting and thorough read for the beginner or long-time American history enthusiast.

Author : Josiah Priest
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1833
Category : America
ISBN : HARVARD:32044105484810

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American Antiquities, and Discoveries in the West by Josiah Priest Pdf

Author : Josiah Priest
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1834
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0020846974

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American Antiquities, and discoveries in the West ... Second edition, revised by Josiah Priest Pdf

Author : National Geographic
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781426221996

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Lost Cities, Ancient Tombs by National Geographic Pdf

Blending high adventure with history, this chronicle of 100 astonishing discoveries from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the fabulous "Lost City of the Monkey God" tells incredible stories of how explorers and archaeologists have uncovered the clues that illuminate our past. Archaeology is the key that unlocks our deepest history. Ruined cities, golden treasures, cryptic inscriptions, and ornate tombs have been found across the world, and yet these artifacts of ages past often raised more questions than answers. But with the emergence of archaeology as a scientific discipline in the 19th century, everything changed. Illustrated with dazzling photographs, this enlightening narrative tells the story of human civilization through 100 key expeditions, spanning six continents and more than three million years of history. Each account relies on firsthand reports from explorers, antiquarians, and scientists as they crack secret codes, evade looters and political suppression, fall in love, commit a litany of blunders, and uncover ancient curses. Pivotal discoveries include: King Tut's tomb of treasure Terracotta warriors escorting China's first emperor into the afterlife The glorious Anglo-Saxon treasure of Sutton-Hoo Graves of the Scythians, the real Amazon warrior women New findings on the grim fate of the colonists of Jamestown With a foreword from bestselling author Douglas Preston, Lost Cities, Ancient Tombs is an expertly curated and breath-taking panorama of the human journey.

Author : David Grant
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781785899539

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In Search Of The Lost Testament of Alexander the Great by David Grant Pdf

A unique ‘backstory’ of Alexander and his successors: the biased historians, deceits, wars, generals, and the tale of the literature that preserved them. ‘Babylon, mid-June 323 BCE, the gateway of the gods; prostrated in the Summer Palace of Nebuchadrezzar II on the east bank of the Euphrates, wracked by fever and having barely survived another night, King Alexander III, the rule of Macedonia for 12 years and 7 months, had his senior officers congregate at his bedside. Abandoned by Fortune and the healing god Asclepius, he finally acknowledged he was dying. Some 2,340 years on, five barely intact accounts survive to tell a hardly coherent story. At times in close accord, though more often contradictory, they conclude with a melee of death-scene rehashes, all of them suspicious: the first portrayed Alexander dying silent and intestate; he was Homeric and vocal in the second; the third detailed his Last Will and Testament though it is attached to the stuff of romance. Which account do we trust?’ In Search Of The Lost Testament Of Alexander The Great is the result of a ‘decade of contemplations on Alexander’ presented as a rich thematic narrative Grant describes as the ‘backstory behind the history’ of the great Macedonian and his generals. Taking an uncompromising investigative perspective, Grant delves into the challenges faced by Alexander’s unique tale: the forgeries and biased historians, the influences of rhetoric, romance, philosophy and religion on what was written and how. Alexander’s own mercurial personality is vividly dissected and the careers and the wars of his successors are presented with a unique eye. But the book never loses sight of central aim: to unravel the mystery behind Alexander’s ‘unconvincingly reported’ intestate death. And out of Grant’s research emerges one unavoidable verdict: after 2,340 years, the Last Will and Testament of Alexander III of Macedonia needs to be extracted from ‘romance’ and reinstated to its rightful place in mainstream history: Babylon in June 323 BCE. Although the result a decade of academic research, In Search Of The Lost Testament Of Alexander The Great is written in an entertaining and engaging style that opens the subject to both scholars and the casual reader of history looking to learn more about the Macedonian king and the men who ‘made’ his story. It concludes with a wholly new interpretation of the death of Alexander the Great and the mechanism behind the wars of succession that followed.