Decoding the Heavens: Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer
by Jo Marchant
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- Hardcover
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- Used; Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 043401835X
- ISBN 13
- 9780434018352
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Synopsis
Decoding the Heavens: A 2,000-Year-old Computer and the Century Long Search to Discover Its Secrets by Jo Marchant is an exploration of the history and significance of the Antikythera Mechanism,, an ancient mechanical calculator (also described as the first known mechanical computer) designed to calculate astronomical positions. Technological artifacts of similar complexity did not reappear until a thousand years later.
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- Bookseller
- Greener Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4492758
- Title
- Decoding the Heavens: Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer
- Author
- Jo Marchant
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used; Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 043401835X
- ISBN 13
- 9780434018352
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Uk
- Date Published
- 11/06/2008
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