ARCHAEOASTRONOMY IN PRE-COLUMBIAN AMERICA
First edition of these collected papers on Mesoamerican archaeoastronomy, contributed by attendees of an interdisciplinary conference held in Mexico City in 1973.
First edition of these collected papers on Mesoamerican archaeoastronomy, contributed by attendees of an interdisciplinary conference held in Mexico City in 1973.
First state of this provocative thesis written by a French astronomer in response to Voltaire, arguing that modern civilization owes its scientific roots to Asia rather than Europe.
First printing of this discussion of industrial archaeology and its applications to the physical study of mines, mills, and factory sites, the communities lived in by industrial workers, and the "microgeography" of spatial and functional relations within industrial workplaces.
First US edition of this in-depth history of chemistry's beginnings as a science, from classical antiquity through medieval alchemy and on through the 17th century. Part of the Watts History of Science Library series.