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Car — page 1 — Egyptian Chariot The ﬁ rst high-speed vehicle was the chariot a two-wheeled carriage pulled by a horse It was invented about 4,000 years ago and was used by soldiers in ancient Egypt (cid:44)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:88)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81) The car was invented more than a century ago Now there are one billion of them on the world’s roads Long before cars people were building roads and traveling in other vehicles The wheel was invented about 6,000 years ago In place of an engine vehicles were hauled along roads by animals HERON OF ALEXANDRIA In the first century A D an Egyptian named Heron invented a machine called the aeolipile It used jets of steam to spin a ball Heron used his gadget as a toy but he realized it could also be used to power machines That makes the aeolipile the first engine POWER PEOPLE 4

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This volume marks the progression of science and tech from yesterdays Model T to today's state-of-the-art Tesla and race cars.

About This Book

By: Tom Jackson

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Published by: Brown Bear Books by Black Rabbit Books

9-12Age Range

6.5AR

30Pages

CarsSubject

1050LLexile

15-30 minsReading Time

ZGuided Reading

ZFountas & Pinnell

80DRA

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