The Penguin book of firsts
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The Penguin book of firsts
（Penguin books）
Penguin, 1998
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As this book reveals, quite often, firsts in world history are attributed to the wrong people. Many "modern " ideas and inventions actually date back to ancient times. The use of steroids can be traced back to the Sung Dynasty, and oral contraceptives were popular in Ancient Greece.
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