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Decoding the Heavens : Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer
por Marchant, Jo
- Usado
- Condição
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 043401835X
- ISBN 13
- 9780434018352
- Livreiro
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Dunfermline, Fife, United Kingdom
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Sobre este item
Penguin Random House. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Sinopse
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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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Better World Books Ltd
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 10779528-6
- Título
- Decoding the Heavens : Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer
- Autor
- Marchant, Jo
- Estado do livro
- Used - Good
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- ISBN 10
- 043401835X
- ISBN 13
- 9780434018352
- Editorial
- Penguin Random House
- Local de publicação
- Uk
- Esta edição foi publicada pela primeira vez
- 2008
Termos da venda
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Sobre o Vendedor
Better World Books Ltd
Membro de Biblio desde 2009
Dunfermline, Fife
Sobre Better World Books Ltd
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