{"product_id":"lost-discoveries-dick-teresi-9780743243797","title":"Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Science--From the Babylonians to the Maya","description":"\u003cb\u003e*A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book* Boldly challenging conventional wisdom, acclaimed science writer and \u003ci\u003eOmni\u003c\/i\u003e magazine cofounder Dick Teresi traces the origins of contemporary science back to their ancient roots in this eye-opening and landmark work.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis innovative history proves once and for all that the roots of modern science were established centuries, and in some instances millennia, before the births of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton. In this enlightening, entertaining, and important book, Teresi describes many discoveries from all over the non-Western world--Sumeria, Babylon, Egypt, India, China, Africa, Arab nations, the Americas, and the Pacific islands--that equaled and often surpassed Greek and European learning in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, cosmology, physics, geology, chemistry, and technology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first extensive and authoritative multicultural history of science written for a popular audience, \u003ci\u003eLost Discoveries\u003c\/i\u003e fills a critical void in our scientific, cultural, and intellectual history and is destined to become a classic in its field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dick Teresi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 074324379X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743243797\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Minnesota Book Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/26\/2003 pg. 28","brand":"Dick Teresi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981162938623,"sku":"9780743243797","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b9df746-0efe-4b78-96aa-aafdc144db0b.jpg?v=1683254000","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lost-discoveries-dick-teresi-9780743243797","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}