D`Epiro, Peter What are the Seven Wonders of the World? 9780385490627

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Автор: D`Epiro, Peter
Название: What are the Seven Wonders of the World?
Перевод названия: Семь чудес света
ISBN: 9780385490627
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Классификация: ISBN-10: 0385490623
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 536
Вес: 0.57 кг.
Дата издания: 1998
Язык: English
Размер: 20.22 x 13.31 x 3.58
Поставляется из: США
Описание: Can you name...Newtons 3 laws of motion?The 4 horsemen of the Apocalypse?The 5 pillars of Islam? The 6 wives of Henry VIII?The 7 kinds of plane triangles? The 8 Beatitudes?If youre not sure about the answers to the above, this is the book for you. A compendium of 101 culturally significant particulars from the fields of mythology, religion, literature, history, science, mathematics, art, and music, What Are the 7 Wonders of the World? is a stimulating fusion of facts and fun that makes for an invaluable reference and an entertaining diversion.

Questions are grouped in sections according to the number of items in their answer (all the 3s, all the 4s, all the 5s, etc.), so that the answers are in the form of easily memorized lists. You wont find Luthers 95 theses, or the 264 Popes, for example, but you will find everything from the 3 sons of Adam and Eve all the way up to the 24 letters of the ancient Greek alphabet.

This clever format lends itself well to quizzing and guessing, which gives it a deliciously sophisticated parlor-game quality. But for those who wish to delve a little deeper, there are thoughtful essays to go with each answer that include fascinating details and place the list in its larger cultural or historical context. Much more than a book of trivia, What Are the 7 Wonders of the World? offers a grand overview of the knowledge needed to appreciate many of the finest things in our cultural and intellectual life.

What are the Seven Wonders of the World?, D`Epiro, Peter