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CHAPTER 4: SEVEN STORIES FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN’S GOLDEN AGE

From about 400 BC to 1 BC
      https://doi.org/10.1142/9789813274501_0005Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)
      Abstract:

      The following sections are included:

      • STORY 23: THE POSITION OF THE EARTH (Mandee)

      • STORY 24: THE DISTANCE TO THE MOON (Alan)

      • STORY 25: THE MEASURER OF THE WORLD (Kim)

      • STORY 26: THE TWO-THOUSAND-YEAR-OLD COMPUTER (Mrs. Senasinghe)

      • STORY 27: THE FIRST NEWSPAPER (Eric)

      • STORY 28: THE FIRST MIRROR (Xi-jun)

      • STORY 29: THE INVENTION OF THE VENDING MACHINE (Philip)