ARCHAEOASTRONOMY IN PRE-COLUMBIAN AMERICA
(1975)
First edition of these collected papers on Mesoamerican archaeoastronomy, contributed by attendees of an interdisciplinary conference held in Mexico City in 1973.
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LETTRES SUR L'ORIGINE DES SCIENCES, ET SUR CELLE DES PEUPLES DE L'ASIE
1777
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.
THE TEXTURE OF INDUSTRY: An Archaeological View of the Industrialization of North America
1994
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.
THE ORIGINS OF CHEMISTRY
(1966)
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.
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