GROUNDBREAKING SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS, INVENTIONS, AND DISCOVERIES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions, and Discoveries of the Ancient World

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1-377

  Krebs, Robert E ^a   Krebs, Carolyn A ^b  

^a US Government   (United States)

^b NONE

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90. Acupuncture: A History: http://www.hrc.org
91. Ancient Greek Methods of Boating and Shipping: http://www-adm.pdx.edu
92. Ancient Roman Transportation:
93. Antiqua Mediana:
94. Aristotle and His Study of Animals:
95. Aristotle and the Great Chain:
96. Brief History of Ancient Greek Medicine:
97. Calendars through the Ages:
98. David Joyce’s History of Mathematics:
99. Development of Mathematics in Ancient China:
100. Doctor in Roman Society:
101. Domestication of Animals:
102. Egypt Web Search:
103. Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
104. Etruscan and Roman Medicine:
105. Foundations of Hippocratic Medicine:
106. Glass History:
107. Great Harness Controversy:
108. Great Pyramid of Giza:
109. History and Use of Roman Numerals:
110. History of Alchemy:
111. History of Plumbing:
112. History of Science:
113. History of Soapmaking:
114. History of the Abacus:
115. History of Zero:
116. History Topics Index:
117. Mayan Prophecies:
118. Medicine in Ancient Egypt:
119. Mule:
120. Mystic Places: Stonehenge:
121. Oared Warship Terms:
122. Phoenicia:
123. Phoenician Ships, Navigation and Commerce:
124. Primitive Forms:
125. Process of Domestication:
126. Ptolemaic System:
127. The Silk Road:
128. To What Extent Is Modern Medical Theory and Practice Influenced by Its More Primitive Forms? http://www.wischik.com/marcus/essay/med2.html
129. Women in Medicine: