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The Riddle of the Rosetta

Name: The Riddle of the Rosetta
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ISBN: 9780691200903

How an English Polymath and a French Polyglot Discovered the Meaning of Egyptian Hieroglyphs

(Author) Jed Z. Buchwald

Format: Hardcover

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A remarkable intellectual adventure reaching from the filthy back streets of Georgian London to the hushed lecture rooms of the Institut de France, from the forgotten byways of provincial France to the splendor of the Valley of the Kings, this book reveals the decipherment in its full historical complexity"--.

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Princeton University Press

Format:

Hardcover

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ISBN:

9780691200903

Publish year:

2020

Publish date:

Sept. 15, 2020

Jed Z. Buchwald

Jed Z. Buchwald is a renowned historian of science, known for his groundbreaking work on the history of 19th-century physics. His meticulous research and engaging writing style have shed new light on the development of key scientific theories. Buchwald's work has significantly influenced the field of scientific history.