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Author: Michael Woods
Publisher: Lerner Books [UK]
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 076134327X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTake a new look at ancient history through the seven wonders of a geographical or cultural region. Each book in this series explains the qualities that makes something a 'wonder', with information about how the wonders were constructed, how they were discovered or preserved, how they are studied, and if and how they are used in modern times.
Author: Michael Woods
Publisher: Lerner Books [UK]
Published: 2009-04-01
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 0761343202
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Paul Jordan
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-05-01
Total Pages: 171
ISBN-13: 1317868854
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and all sorts of mysteries attaching to them, have intrigued people since the second century BCE. Why were these particular creations chosen and when? And why did the ancients want to draw up such a list in the first place? What were the technical and cultural factors involved in the creation and listing of the Wonders? The Seven Wonders still rival many of the phenomenal products of both nature and mankind in their size, majesty, and beauty. Six of them no longer stand, having been destroyed by natural disaster or by human intervention. From the Pyramids at Giza to the Colossus of Rhodes, from the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to the Lighthouse of Alexandria, from the Temple of Ephesus to the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World have never ceased to fascinate down the ages.
Author: Michael Woods
Publisher: Lerner Books [UK]
Published: 2009-04
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 0761343210
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTake a new look at ancient history through the seven wonders of a geographical or cultural region. Each book in this series explains the qualities that makes something a 'wonder', with information about how the wonders were constructed, how they were discovered or preserved, how they are studied, and if and how they are used in modern times.
Author: Carmella Van Vleet
Publisher: Build It Yourself
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781936313730
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntroduces the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as known to the ancient Greeks, and a multicultural list of seven additional wonders--from Petra, Jordan, to Rio de Janeiro's statue of Christ--and suggests related projects and experiments.
Author: Karen Sirvaitis
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Published: 2010-01-01
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 0761359915
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn every age, science and technology have advanced human civilization. From architecture to engineering, medicine to transportation, humans have invented extraordinary wonders. People have been constructing buildings for thousands of years. But in modern times, people have become more interested in new kinds of building techniques. They want to make buildings that are “green,” or good for the environment. Some green builders make houses out of recycled materials. Others make buildings that use the sun and wind for heating and cooling. In some places, whole communities are based on green building technology. In this book, we’ll explore seven wonders of green building technology. We’ll learn about Earthships, which collect rain for drinking water and make heat and electricity from the sun’s rays. We’ll visit Menara Mesiniaga, a skyscraper in Malaysia that is cooled by fresh tropical breezes. We’ll explore BedZED, a green community in the United Kingdom that has gardens on rooftops, and we’ll visit Samso, an island in Denmark that makes its own electricity from wind turbines. These and other buildings and communities are leading the way to a new, greener future.
Author: Michael Woods
Publisher: Lerner Books [UK]
Published: 2009-04
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 0761343245
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Fred Bortz
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 0761354530
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHighlights seven of the world's greatest achievements in space technology.
Author: D.J. Ward
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 0761372822
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe universe is full of space phenomena, such as dark matter, dark energy, and the beginning of the universe. Read what astronomers and space scientists have discovered about these amazing wonders—and what they have yet to learn.
Author: Ron Miller
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 0761372784
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom earliest times, humans have wondered about the sky above them. People looked at distant stars and wondered what they were made of. They wondered whether any other places in the universe were like Earth. At first people used simple telescopes to study the solar system—the Sun and all the planets that circle around it. Later, more powerful telescopes and high-tech machines allowed people to investigate worlds outside the solar system. In this book, we'll explore seven wonders beyond the solar system. We'll look at giant clouds of gas and dust called nebulae. Some nebulae are places where stars are born. Other nebulae are all that remains of stars that have died. Other wonders beyond the solar system include pulsing stars, giant stars, and giant clusters of stars called galaxies. We'll visit them all. And we'll explore the age-old question: Does the universe have any other planets like Earth? We'll learn about scientists who hunt for Earthlike planets and the tools they use. Finally, we'll look at the big picture—the universe itself. This vast network of stars, planets, and other objects is the biggest wonder of them all.
