The Picture History of Inventions from Plough to PolarisA lavishly illustrated text-and-picture book, showing how man's scientific and technical imagination shaped his history. |
Contents
THE GROWTH OF MAN | 11 |
METALS AND MINES | 30 |
ATTACK AND DEFENCE | 48 |
Copyright | |
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