Mirage Napoleon's scientists and the unveiling of Egypt

Burleigh, Nina. (Author). Campbell, Cassandra. (Added Author). Books on Tape, Inc. (Added Author).

Summary: Under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Army, a small and little-known corps of Paris's brightest intellectual lights left the safety of their laboratories, studios, and classrooms to embark on a thirty-day crossing into the unknown--some never to see French shores again. Over 150 astronomers, mathematicians, naturalists, physicists, doctors, chemists, engineers, botanists, artists--even a poet and a musicologist--accompanied Napoleon's troops into Egypt. Carrying pencils instead of swords, specimen jars instead of field guns, these highly accomplished men participated in the first large-scale interaction between Europeans and Muslims of the modern era. And many lived to tell the tale.

Record details

ISBN: 9781415945162 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
ISBN: 1415945160 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
Physical Description: electronic
electronic resource
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Publisher: New York : Books on Tape, 2007.

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General Note:	Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 10:25:32.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by Cassandra Campbell.
System Details Note:	Requires OverDrive Media Console Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 149836 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web.