2 videodiscs (300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in polychrome digital optical video file DVD video
Other Title:
Ancient discoveries (Television program)
Notes:
Originally produced for television broadcast in 2002 Narrator, Sean Barrett
Contents:
disc 1. Computing : the antikythera mechanism, Ctesibius's water clock. Medicine : brain surgery and Galen, doctor to the gladiators. Robotics : Heron of Alexandria's miracle machines and steam engine disc 2. Warfare : Greek fire, Roman battering rams, Helepolis siege towers. Ships : Roman naval engineering and Caligula's Lake Nemi pleasure barges. Power : the Baghdad battery, Roman water wheels, Archimedes death ray
