The linguist and the emperor : Napoleon and Champollion's quest to decipher the Rosetta Stone
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Published
New York : Ballantine Books, 2004.
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Central - Adult Nonfiction
493.1 MEYER
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493.1 MEYER
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Published
New York : Ballantine Books, 2004.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
x, 271 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Recounts the story of the race between Napoleon and linguist Jean-Francois Champollion to break the code of the Rosetta Stone, from its discovery and the early efforts to secure it, to the impact the stone had on the lives of everyone who encountered it.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Meyerson, D. (2004). The linguist and the emperor: Napoleon and Champollion's quest to decipher the Rosetta Stone (First edition.). Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Meyerson, Daniel. 2004. The Linguist and the Emperor: Napoleon and Champollion's Quest to Decipher the Rosetta Stone. Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Meyerson, Daniel. The Linguist and the Emperor: Napoleon and Champollion's Quest to Decipher the Rosetta Stone Ballantine Books, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Meyerson, Daniel. The Linguist and the Emperor: Napoleon and Champollion's Quest to Decipher the Rosetta Stone First edition., Ballantine Books, 2004.
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