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No, but I read the Beck edition on the history of ancient technology, and flipped through several others. These are small booklets of 120-150 pages, written by experts, but for the general audience. There are IIRC no inline citations, only section-wise bibliographies at the end of the book. What you get is a competent overview, but no in-depth analysis of specific points and certainly no discussions and comparisons of different schools of thought. All in all, I did not learn a new thing from the book, but it helpt me to structure my knowledge on ancient technology.
Stefan (Literary references to the discussed topics are always appreciated.)
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Thanks, Stefan. I might give it a go.
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Quote:Nobody read it?!
I can't read German... :oops: any pictures..... :oops: :oops: :oops:
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