Mirage Napoleon's scientists and the unveiling of Egypt
Two centuries ago, only the most reckless Europeans dared traverse the Middle East. Its history and peoples were the subject of myth and speculation--and no region aroused greater interest than Egypt. It was not until 1798, when an unlikely band of scientific explorers traveled from Paris to the Nil...
| Main Author: | Burleigh, Nina. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Harper,
c2007.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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