The crystal sun : rediscovering a lost technology of the ancient world
Temple, Robert K. G. (Robert Kyle Grenville)2000
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Archaeologists have always insisted that ancient lenses never existed. Robert Temple's detective work began when he discovered an ancient artefact in the British Museum, believed to be rock crystal. He proved it had been ground to form a lens.
Main title:
The crystal sun : rediscovering a lost technology of the ancient world / Robert Temple ; introduction by Sir Arthur C. Clarke.
Imprint:
London : Century, 2000.
Collation:
xiii, 558p., [32]p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims. (some col.), ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780712678889 (hbk)0712678883 (hbk)
Dewey class:
930.1
Language:
English
BRN:
352287
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