Linguist and the Emperor Napoleon and Champollion's Quest to Decipher the Rosetta Stone

Name: Linguist and the Emperor Napoleon and Champollion's Quest to Decipher the Rosetta Stone
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ISBN: 9780345448729

ISBN-10: 0345448723

ISBN-13: 9780345448729

Edition: N/A

Authors: Daniel Meyerson

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The deciphering of the Rosetta stone was one of the great intellectual achievements of all time, unlocking the secrets of thousands of years of Egypt’s ancient civilization. Yet in the past two centuries, the circumstances surrounding this bravura feat of translation have become shrouded in myth and mystery. Now in his spellbinding book, Daniel Meyerson recounts the extraordinary true story of how the lives of two geniuses–the emperor Napoleon and the linguist Jean-François Champollion–converged in a breakthrough that revolutionized our understanding of the past. In this sweeping narrative, the haunting story of the Rosetta stone–its discovery in a doomed battle, the plot to secure it, the…

Book details

List price: $15.00
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/8/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English