Mirage : Napoleon's scientists and the unveiling of Egypt /

Mirage : Napoleon's scientists and the unveiling of Egypt /

Two centuries ago, only the most reckless Europeans dared traverse the Middle East. Its history and peoples were the subject of myth and speculation--and no region aroused greater interest than Egypt. It was not until 1798, when an unlikely band of scientific explorers traveled from Paris to the Nil...

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Main Author: Burleigh, Nina (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Edition: First edition.

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Napoléon > I, > Emperor of the French, > 1769-1821.
Egyptology > History > 18th century.
French > Egypt > History > 18th century.
Second Coalition, War of the, 1798-1801 > Campaigns > Egypt.
Egypt > Antiquities.
Egypt > History > French occupation, 1798-1801.

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Call Number: DT103 .B87 2008

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Table of Contents:
  • The general
  • The geometer and the chemist
  • The inventor
  • The institute
  • The engineers
  • The doctors
  • The mathematician
  • The artist
  • The naturalist
  • The zoologist
  • The stone
  • The book
  • Epilogue: From Egyptomania to Egyptology.