Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions, and Discoveries of the Ancient World

by Robert E. Krebs and Carolyn A. Krebs

This reference work describes the trial-and-error experiments, discoveries, and inventions of early humans who lived from before recorded history to the Middle Ages. Krebs travels through the ancient periods of Egypt, China, and Mesoamerica, to the classical Greek and Roman periods, and finally to the Christian era, providing students with the link between science and history, while revealing information about many cultures around the world. Each...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313313423
• ISBN13: 9780313313424
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"