The Penguin book of firsts

Author(s)

• Richardson, Matthew (Matthew O.)

Bibliographic Information

The Penguin book of firsts

Matthew Richardson

（Penguin books）

Penguin, 1998

Other Title

Firsts

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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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Details

• NCID: BA37507229
• ISBN:
  • 0140261036
  • 0140261036
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 468 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 032
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Discoveries in science
  • LCSH : Discoveries in geography
  • LCSH : Inventions
  • LCSH : Civilization
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00474814