Inventions: A Visual History

Inventions: A Visual History
ISBN-10
075135225X
ISBN-13
9780751352252
Series
Inventions
Category
Inventions
Pages
64
Language
English
Published
1994
Author
Richard Platt

Description

Follows the history of human invention, in chronological sequence, from 600,000 BC to the present day. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.

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