A recent post on HN reminded me of this great forgotten book. Where you to read it, you will captivated by a different tale on the science and technology of “ancient Greeks” (more specifically of the Hellenistic period of second and third century BC), how modern they were and how the modern times and modern science really got off trying to reach for those heights. You will be gifted with a complete new point of view over modern and ancient science, how it comes to be and how it can get lost on her way.