Description: 

As this book reveals, quite often, firsts in world history are attributed to the wrong people. Many "modern " ideas and inventions actually date back to ancient times. The use of steroids can be traced back to the Sung Dynasty, and oral contraceptives were popular in Ancient Greece.

Product Details: 

• EAN / ISBN13: 9780140261035
• UPC / ISBN10: 0140261036
• Pages: 468 
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Published: 01/10/1997
• Format: Paperback
• Dimensions: 128(H) x 198(W)mm
• Weight: 442g

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Condition:

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