I'm about 80% through after buying the paperback second hand on recommendation from a friend.
There are a lot of books 're-writing history' saying that Egyptologists / archaeologists etc have got things wrong. Many are by conspiracy theorists who spin a couple of basic facts plus their random ideas into a book.
There are a few that don't and Robert Temple appears to be one of them. He quote facts, and artefact locations , that can be checked. His book is referenced in an a academic layout but unlike some academic text books this is written in a narrative style that I find a much more enjoyable read.
In short , many historians say that the development of optics stared between 500-1000AD, Roberts argues much earlier, at least prior to 2600BC. He provides lots of evidence to support this. He also points out that most Historians have a humanities /classics background and thus a limited understanding of science- a view I support.
I wish I'd gotten the Hardback die to the more detailed annexes.
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