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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... Cosmology • 38 The Achievement of Early Greek Philosophy • 43 3 aristotle's philosophy of nature • 45 Life and Works • 45 Metaphysics and Epistemology • 46 Nature and Change • 49 Cosmology • 52 Motion, Terrestrial and Celestial • 56 ...
... Cosmology • 38 The Achievement of Early Greek Philosophy • 43 3 aristotle's philosophy of nature • 45 Life and Works • 45 Metaphysics and Epistemology • 46 Nature and Change • 49 Cosmology • 52 Motion, Terrestrial and Celestial • 56 ...
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... Cosmological Developments • 95 Hellenistic Planetary Astronomy • 98 The Science of Optics • 105 The Science of Weights • 109 6 greek and roman medicine • 111 Early Greek Medicine • 111 Hippocratic Medicine • 113 Hellenistic Anatomy and ...
... Cosmological Developments • 95 Hellenistic Planetary Astronomy • 98 The Science of Optics • 105 The Science of Weights • 109 6 greek and roman medicine • 111 Early Greek Medicine • 111 Hippocratic Medicine • 113 Hellenistic Anatomy and ...
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... cosmology • 258 11.2 Astrolabe, Italian, ca. 1500 • 262 11.3 An “exploded” view of the astrolabe • 263 11.4 Stereographic projection of the almucantars • 264 11.5 The “new quadrant” of Profatius Judaeus • 265 11.6 The model for one of ...
... cosmology • 258 11.2 Astrolabe, Italian, ca. 1500 • 262 11.3 An “exploded” view of the astrolabe • 263 11.4 Stereographic projection of the almucantars • 264 11.5 The “new quadrant” of Profatius Judaeus • 265 11.6 The model for one of ...
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... cosmology. Such ingredients exist within every oral tradition, but often beneath the surface, seldom articulated, and almost never assembled into a coherent whole. It follows that we must be extremely reluctant to ar- ticulate the ...
... cosmology. Such ingredients exist within every oral tradition, but often beneath the surface, seldom articulated, and almost never assembled into a coherent whole. It follows that we must be extremely reluctant to ar- ticulate the ...
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... cosmology, they will almost always include an account of origins—the beginning of the world, the appearance of the first humans, the origin of animals, plants, and other important objects, and finally the formation of the community ...
... cosmology, they will almost always include an account of origins—the beginning of the world, the appearance of the first humans, the origin of animals, plants, and other important objects, and finally the formation of the community ...
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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