The birthplace of the modern world Pollard, Justin 1968- creator Reid, Howard. text bibliography nyu New York, NY Penguin Books 2007 monographic eng

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329 p. : map ; 22 cm. Flour and sand -- Stealing a god -- Egypt reborn -- The legacy of Aristotle -- City of the mind -- Greek pharaohs -- The music of the spheres -- The little O -- The "Eureka" factor -- A Greek tragedy -- The last pharaoh -- The clockwork city -- Urbi et orbi -- Dawn of the iconoclasts -- Into the soft machine -- The ascendancy of faith -- The end of reason -- Hypatia -- The shipwreck of time -- Epilogue: A distant shore. Justin Pollard and Howard Reid.. Originally published: Viking, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-315) and index. Prime ministers Great Britain Biography Alexandria (Egypt) History Alexandria (Egypt) Intellectual life 513 DT 154 P771r 2007 932 0143112511 (pbk.) : 9780143112518 YDXCP 070911 20230410103934.0 79215