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It undertakes to tell of the work of engineers and likeminded folk from the earliest times up to the time of leonardo da vinci, whom the author calls not the first of modern. It was first published by doubleday and has been reprinted numerous times by other publishers. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Perfect for fans of actionadventure and historical fictionincluding novels by such authors as bernard cornwell. Studded with the offhand gossipy glitter of a sophisticated scholar aristotle had a lisp. We share in some of the greatest technological triumphs of all timetriumphs of the human. He introduces us to the master builders who had the vision, the power, and the passion to. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Portions of the work had previously appeared as articles in the magazines fate, isis and science digest. Translations into german and polish have also been published.
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