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Archaeologists have always insisted that ancient lenses never existed. Robert Temple's detective work began when he discovered an ancient artefact in the British Museum, believed to be rock crystal. He proved it had been ground to form a lens.
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| ISBN: | 9780712678889 |
| Publisher: | Century |
| Imprint: | Century |
| Pub date: | 30 Apr 2000 |
| DEWEY: | 930.1 |
| DEWEY edition: | 21 |
| Number of pages: | 558 |
| Weight: | 938g |
| Height: | 241mm |
| Width: | 160mm |
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