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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A catalog of interesting facts, and anomalies.
This interesting book is an encyclopedia of interesting and curious things that the ancients knew, or at least might have known. There are entries (among many) on the Library of Alexandria, the rust-resistant Delhi pillar, Petra, Great Zimbabwe, and the Greek explorer Pytheos. Did you know that aluminum beads were discovered in a third-century Chinese tomb, some 1700...
Published on October 5, 2000 by Kurt A. Johnson
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A must see
My son has never forgotten this book. I subribed to this series for him, but had to cancel half way through. I am looking for the rest of the set? It is just plain mesmerizing.
Published on November 16, 1999 by John S. Ciocchi MD
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A catalog of interesting facts, and anomalies.,
By Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Feats and Wisdom of the Ancients (Library of Curious and Unusual Facts) (Hardcover)
This interesting book is an encyclopedia of interesting and curious things that the ancients knew, or at least might have known. There are entries (among many) on the Library of Alexandria, the rust-resistant Delhi pillar, Petra, Great Zimbabwe, and the Greek explorer Pytheos.Did you know that aluminum beads were discovered in a third-century Chinese tomb, some 1700 years before its "discovery" in the West? Did you know that the ancient Egyptians might have had the secret of making a battery? You would have had you read this book! This book is well written, and easy to understand. The articles are short and to the point, but lacking in individual bibliographies (a minor complaint). This is an interesting book, and you will enjoy spending a few hours with it.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A must see,
By John S. Ciocchi MD (usa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Feats and Wisdom of the Ancients (Library of Curious and Unusual Facts) (Hardcover)
My son has never forgotten this book. I subribed to this series for him, but had to cancel half way through. I am looking for the rest of the set? It is just plain mesmerizing.
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Feats and Wisdom of the Ancients (Library of Curious and Unusual Facts) by George Constable (Hardcover - Sept. 1990)
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