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Publication Year: 1972
Type: Novel
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Book Title: We are not the first
Author: Andrew Tomas
Narrative Type: Non-Fiction
Publisher: Sphere
Genre: Historical,ancient history
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Young Adults,Adults
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
We are not the first: Riddles of ancient science by Andrew Tomas 1972 sphere ed.
The development of modern science during the course of the past 400 years is merely a rediscovery of ancient knowledge.
- Atomic theory was worked out by Democritus 2500 years before Rutherford.
- Penicillin was used by the ancient Egyptians 4000 years before Fleming.
- Electric batteries were used by the Babylonians 2000 years before Volta's cells
- Space travel was described by the prehistoric Chinese 4000 years before the Apollo Flights.
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