The Beginnings of Western Science: The European Scientific Tradition in Philosophical, Religious, and Institutional Context, Prehistory to A.D. 1450, Second EditionUniversity of Chicago Press, 15. veebr 2010 - 480 pages When it was first published in 1992, The Beginnings of Western Science was lauded as the first successful attempt ever to present a unified account of both ancient and medieval science in a single volume. Chronicling the development of scientific ideas, practices, and institutions from pre-Socratic Greek philosophy to late-Medieval scholasticism, David C. Lindberg surveyed all the most important themes in the history of science, including developments in cosmology, astronomy, mechanics, optics, alchemy, natural history, and medicine. In addition, he offered an illuminating account of the transmission of Greek science to medieval Islam and subsequently to medieval Europe. The Beginnings of Western Science was, and remains, a landmark in the history of science, shaping the way students and scholars understand these critically formative periods of scientific development. It reemerges here in a second edition that includes revisions on nearly every page, as well as several sections that have been completely rewritten. For example, the section on Islamic science has been thoroughly retooled to reveal the magnitude and sophistication of medieval Muslim scientific achievement. And the book now reflects a sharper awareness of the importance of Mesopotamian science for the development of Greek astronomy. In all, the second edition of The Beginnings of Western Science captures the current state of our understanding of more than two millennia of science and promises to continue to inspire both students and general readers. |
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... Astrology • 270 The Surface of the Earth • 277 12 the physics of the sublunar region • 286 Matter, Form, and Substance • 286 Combination and Mixture • 288 Alchemy • 290 Change and Motion • 295 The Nature of Motion • 297 Mathematical ...
... Astrology • 270 The Surface of the Earth • 277 12 the physics of the sublunar region • 286 Matter, Form, and Substance • 286 Combination and Mixture • 288 Alchemy • 290 Change and Motion • 295 The Nature of Motion • 297 Mathematical ...
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... astrologer Albumasar or Abû Ma“shar • 276 11.11 Theodoric of Freiberg's theory of the rainbow • 278 11.12 A T–O map • 280 11.13 A modified T–O map, the Beatus map (1109 a.d.) • 281 11.14 A portolan chart by Fernâo Vaz Dourado (ca.1570) ...
... astrologer Albumasar or Abû Ma“shar • 276 11.11 Theodoric of Freiberg's theory of the rainbow • 278 11.12 A T–O map • 280 11.13 A modified T–O map, the Beatus map (1109 a.d.) • 281 11.14 A portolan chart by Fernâo Vaz Dourado (ca.1570) ...
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... astrology, generally viewed by the public as pseudoscience, have been given a larger place in the story, thanks to illuminating research by John North and William Newman, which yields some surprises about the relationship of medieval ...
... astrology, generally viewed by the public as pseudoscience, have been given a larger place in the story, thanks to illuminating research by John North and William Newman, which yields some surprises about the relationship of medieval ...
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... astrology and parapsychology, both of which are chock full of theories, count as sciences? Perceiving that the “theoretical knowledge” criterion is heading toward a dead end, some participants in the debate argue that true science can ...
... astrology and parapsychology, both of which are chock full of theories, count as sciences? Perceiving that the “theoretical knowledge” criterion is heading toward a dead end, some participants in the debate argue that true science can ...
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... astrology.18 Two conclusions may be drawn from this argument . First , the invention of writing was a prerequisite for the development of philosophy and science in the ancient world . Second , the degree to which philosophy and science ...
... astrology.18 Two conclusions may be drawn from this argument . First , the invention of writing was a prerequisite for the development of philosophy and science in the ancient world . Second , the degree to which philosophy and science ...
Contents
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3 Aristotles Philosophy of Nature | 45 |
4 Hellenistic Natural Philosophy | 67 |
5 The Mathematical Sciences in Antiquity | 82 |
6 Greek and Roman Medicine | 111 |
7 Roman and Early Medieval Science | 132 |
8 Islamic Science | 163 |
10 The Recovery and Assimilation of Greekand Islamic Science | 225 |
11 The Medieval Cosmos | 254 |
12 The Physics of the Sublunar Region | 286 |
13 Medieval Medicine and Natural History | 321 |
14 The Legacy of Ancient and Medieval Science | 357 |
Notes | 369 |
Bibliography | 413 |
Index | 463 |
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