The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World : Science, Engineering and Technology

by: Higgins, M.D.

Price: 28,24 EURO

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 The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Science, Engineering and Technology
Michael Denis Higgins
The first book to explore the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World through the lens of science, technology, and engineering
Features 170 figures of artwork, lithographs, maps, explanatory drawings, and site photographs
Explores in depth the conditions necessary for the construction and demise of these celebrated monuments

Description
Michael Higgins broadens our understanding of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by bringing science, engineering, and technology together with ancient documentation and archaeological findings.

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (Pyramids of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Colossus of Rhodes, and the Pharos Lighthouse at Alexandria) have been a source of fascination for more than two thousand years. Even though six of the Wonders are now gone, historians and archaeologists have attempted to explain how and why these ancient monuments were created. However, never before have these attempts been synthesized with the contributions of science, engineering, and technology.

In The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Michael Higgins combines scientific research together with ancient documentation and archaeological findings to present a rich, multi-layered portrait of each monument. To build a Wonder took advanced social organization and wealth generated by agriculture and trade, both of which depended on regional geography and climate. It also took natural resources, as well as an understanding of the environment where the Wonder would stand. Even the natural processes often responsible for a Wonder's destruction sometimes contributed to the preservation of its ruins. These and other topics are accessibly explored in this book. After using science, engineering, and technology to answer key questions about the Wonders, Higgins speculates on how we could recreate these ancient monuments and make new wonders that could withstand environmental changes and natural disasters for the next two thousand years.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Pyramids of Giza
Chapter 3: The Hanging Gardens
Chapter 4: The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Chapter 5: The Mausoleum
Chapter 6: The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Chapter 7: The Colossus of Rhodes
Chapter 8: The Pharos of Alexandria
Chapter 9: Rebuilding the Wonders

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World : Science, Engineering and Technology

by: Higgins, M.D.

• ISBN-13: 9780197648148 / 978-0-19-764814-8
• ISBN-03: 0197648142 / 0-19-764814-2
• Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2023

Price: 28,24 EURO

1 copy in stock