The Zodiac of Paris: How an Improbable Controversy over an Ancient Egyptian Artifact Provoked a Modern Debate between Religion and Science by Diane Greco Josefowicz, Jed Z. Buchwald, Jed Z. Buchwald
The Zodiac of Paris: How an Improbable Controversy over an Ancient Egyptian Artifact Provoked a Modern Debate between Religion and Science

Diane Greco Josefowicz, Jed Z. Buchwald, Jed Z. Buchwald

The Zodiac of Paris: How an Improbable Controversy over an Ancient Egyptian Artifact Provoked a Modern Debate between Religion and Science

Diane Greco Josefowicz, Jed Z. Buchwald, Jed Z. Buchwald

440 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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The Dendera zodiac--an ancient bas-relief temple ceiling adorned with mysterious symbols of the stars and planets--was first discovered by the French during Napoleon's campaign in Egypt, and quickly provoked a controversy between scientists and th...

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