We all want to understand the world around us, and the ancient Greeks were the first to try and do so in a way we can properly call scientific. Their thought and writings laid the essential foundations for the revivals of science in medieval Baghdad and renaissance Europe. Now their work is accessible to all, with this invaluable introduction to c.100 scientific authors active from 320 BCE to 230 CE. The book begins with an outline of a new socio-political model for the development and decline of Greek science, followed by eleven chapters that cover the main disciplines: * the science which the Greeks saw as fundamental - mathematics * astronomy * astrology and geography * mechanics * optics and pneumatics * the non-mathematical sciences of alchemy, biology, medicine and 'psychology'. Each chapter contains an accessible introduction on the origins and development of the topic in question, and all the authors are set in context with brief biographies.
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Georgia L. Irby-Massie, Paul T. Keyser
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Da: Materia Prima Books, New haven, CT, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. 8vo. xxxv, 234-392 pp. Illustrated wraps. Corners slightly creased, minor edge-wear. Very Good. Codice articolo 2849
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Da: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Codice articolo 69034846-75
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Da: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Codice articolo 17361937-20
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Da: The Anthropologists Closet, West Des Moines, IA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: New. New softcover in printed wraps. 8vo. (6.14 x 9.21 inches) Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes a timeline, bibliography, indexes [4], figures, tables, maps, and illustrations. 432 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. How did ancient Greek society first encourage and then extinguish science? Why was the Hellenistic era so important for later scientific development? We all want to understand the world around us, and the ancient Greeks were the first to try and do so in a way we can properly call scientific. Their thought and writings laid the essential foundations for the revivals of science in medieval Baghdad and renaissance Europe. Now their work is accessible to all, with this invaluable introduction to almost a hundred scientific authors active from 320 BCE to 230 CE. The book begins with an outline of a new socio-political model for the development and decline of Greek science. Eleven chapters of fully translated source material follow, with the disciplines covered ranging from the science which the Greeks saw as fundamental mathematics - through astronomy, astrology and geography, mechanics, optics and pneumatics, and then on to the non-mathematical sciences of alchemy, biology, medicine, and "psychology". Each chapter contains an accessible introduction on the origins and development of the topic in question, and all the authors are set in context with brief biographies. No other one-volume survey is as up-to-date, has such broad yet detailed coverage, or offers as many primary sources - several of which are not available elsewhere. With clear, accurate translations and numerous illustrations, this is an essential resource for students of the history of science in general, and ancient science in particular. Codice articolo 200624
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Da: Eve's Book Garden, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Clean unopened pages. With one downturned page, and borders of pages with faint fading. A bit of fading to cover edges as well. Little corner upturns to covers. Codice articolo 038793
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Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No inscriptions or creases. A clean, tight, bright copy of 392pp. Codice articolo 004020
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Da: Chiron Media, Wallingford, Regno Unito
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Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR004905222
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