History of Transport

Chris Oxlade

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Did you know that the wheel was invented in prehistoric times, in about 3500 BC? And now we can travel between towns and cities in super-fast trains, in fast cars and halfway round the world in a day in aeroplanes. From dugout canoes from 10,000 years ago right through to modern-day driverless cars, this book charts the amazing history of transport.

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• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 05 octobre 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781474740470
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

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Chris Oxlade

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We would like to thank Matthew Anniss for his help in the preparation of this book.

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