Georgina J Henderson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1469454 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Georgina J Henderson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Georgina J |
| FAMILY NAME | Henderson |
| SIGNATURE | HENDERSON G J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology by Adrienne Mayor
Reviewed by: Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology by Adrienne Mayor Georgina J. Henderson (bio) Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology. By Adrienne Mayor. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018. Pp. 275. Hardcover $29.95. Clank, clatter, clank—is that Marley's chained ghost? No, it's Talos, a bronze giant from ancient Greek mythology constructed by Hephaestus, the Olympian blacksmith,…
A Portable Cosmos: Revealing the Antikythera Mechanism, Scientific Wonder of the Ancient World by Alexander Jones
Reviewed by: A Portable Cosmos: Revealing the Antikythera Mechanism, Scientific Wonder of the Ancient World by Alexander Jones Georgina Henderson (bio) A Portable Cosmos: Revealing the Antikythera Mechanism, Scientific Wonder of the Ancient World. By Alexander Jones. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. Pp. 312. Hardcover $34.95. It's 1900 CE. You're sponge-diving off the small Greek island of Antikythera in the western Aegean Sea, and you see …
Turn, Turn, Turn: The Construction of the Architectural Spiral Fluted Column in the Ancient Mediterranean World
Neither ancient nor modern sources have clarified the history and manufacturing techniques of the architectural, stone-carved, spiral fluted column in the ancient Mediterranean world. A literature review and extensive fieldwork provide the basis for this analysis of the origins and use of this design from second-millennium BCE Mesopotamia to the fourth-century CE Roman Empire. This study shows that the design and construction methods of the spira…
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A Portable Cosmos: Revealing the Antikythera Mechanism, Scientific Wonder of the Ancient World by Alexander Jones
Reviewed by: A Portable Cosmos: Revealing the Antikythera Mechanism, Scientific Wonder of the Ancient World by Alexander Jones Georgina Henderson (bio) A Portable Cosmos: Revealing the Antikythera Mechanism, Scientific Wonder of the Ancient World. By Alexander Jones. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. Pp. 312. Hardcover $34.95. It's 1900 CE. You're sponge-diving off the small Greek island of Antikythera in the western Aegean Sea, and you see …
Turn, Turn, Turn: The Construction of the Architectural Spiral Fluted Column in the Ancient Mediterranean World
Neither ancient nor modern sources have clarified the history and manufacturing techniques of the architectural, stone-carved, spiral fluted column in the ancient Mediterranean world. A literature review and extensive fieldwork provide the basis for this analysis of the origins and use of this design from second-millennium BCE Mesopotamia to the fourth-century CE Roman Empire. This study shows that the design and construction methods of the spira…
Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology by Adrienne Mayor
Reviewed by: Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology by Adrienne Mayor Georgina J. Henderson (bio) Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology. By Adrienne Mayor. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018. Pp. 275. Hardcover $29.95. Clank, clatter, clank—is that Marley's chained ghost? No, it's Talos, a bronze giant from ancient Greek mythology constructed by Hephaestus, the Olympian blacksmith,…
Archaeology (3 works) · History (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies (2 works) · History of Science and Medicine (2 works) · Ancient Greek (1 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (1 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (1 works)