Lost knowledge : the concept of vanished technologies and other human histories /

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"Lost Knowledge : The Concept of Vanished Technologies and Other Human Histories examines the idea of lost knowledge, reaching back to a period between myth and history. It investigates a peculiar idea found in a number of early texts: that there were civilizations with knowledge of sophisticat...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Olshin, Benjamin B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]
Series:Technology and change in history ; v. 16.
Subjects:
To 1500
Technology and civilization > History > To 1500.
Technology and civilization > History > To 1500 > Sources.
Technology > History > To 1500.
Communication of technical information > History > To 1500.
Knowledge, Theory of > History > To 1500.
Civilization, Ancient.
Civilization, Classical.
Civilisation ancienne.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Civilization, Classical
Civilization, Ancient
Communication of technical information
Knowledge, Theory of
Technology
Technology and civilization
Technik
Wissen
History
Sources
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Speculations and fantasies
  • Ancient tales of flying machines
  • Magic mirrors and early televisions
  • The missing land of Atlantis
  • Rings and dangerous powers
  • The nature, encoding, and transmission of knowledge
  • Conclusions: What did they mean?

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