Dennis L Simms
Biographic Data
| ID | 3945617 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dennis L Simms |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dennis L |
| FAMILY NAME | Simms |
| SIGNATURE | SIMMS D L |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Archimedean Screw
The Archimedean Screw Dennis L. Simms and Stephanie Dalley To the Editor A sign at the exhibition Babylon at the British Museum in London (November 2008–March 2009) informed visitors that the Archimedean screw was probably invented in Iraq. The obvious source for this belief is an article by Stephanie Dalley. It is therefore necessary to examine her arguments, which derive, in the first instance, from her interpretation of an inscription in Akkad…
Science and Nature: Essays in the History of the Environmental Sciences ed. by Michael Shortland, and: The Norton History of the Environmental Sciences by Peter J. Bowler
196 Book Reviews TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE Science and Nature: Essays in the History ofthe Environmental Sciences. Edited by Michael Shortland. Faringdon: British Society for the History of Science, 1993. Pp. viii+ 291; notes, index. £8.00 (paper). The Norton History of the Environmental Sciences. By PeterJ. Bowler. New York: W. W. Norton, 1993. Pp. xxi+634; illustrations, notes, bibliogra phy, index. $35.00 (cloth); $15.95 (paper). Michael Shortla…
Science and Nature: Essays in the History of the Environmental Sciences
The Archimedean Screw
The Archimedean Screw Dennis L. Simms and Stephanie Dalley To the Editor A sign at the exhibition Babylon at the British Museum in London (November 2008–March 2009) informed visitors that the Archimedean screw was probably invented in Iraq. The obvious source for this belief is an article by Stephanie Dalley. It is therefore necessary to examine her arguments, which derive, in the first instance, from her interpretation of an inscription in Akkad…
Science and Nature: Essays in the History of the Environmental Sciences ed. by Michael Shortland, and: The Norton History of the Environmental Sciences by Peter J. Bowler
196 Book Reviews TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE Science and Nature: Essays in the History ofthe Environmental Sciences. Edited by Michael Shortland. Faringdon: British Society for the History of Science, 1993. Pp. viii+ 291; notes, index. £8.00 (paper). The Norton History of the Environmental Sciences. By PeterJ. Bowler. New York: W. W. Norton, 1993. Pp. xxi+634; illustrations, notes, bibliogra phy, index. $35.00 (cloth); $15.95 (paper). Michael Shortla…
Science and Nature: Essays in the History of the Environmental Sciences
The Archimedean Screw
The Archimedean Screw Dennis L. Simms and Stephanie Dalley To the Editor A sign at the exhibition Babylon at the British Museum in London (November 2008–March 2009) informed visitors that the Archimedean screw was probably invented in Iraq. The obvious source for this belief is an article by Stephanie Dalley. It is therefore necessary to examine her arguments, which derive, in the first instance, from her interpretation of an inscription in Akkad…
History (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · American Environmental and Regional History (2 works) · Nothing (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (1 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Ancient Near East History (1 works) · Appeal (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works)