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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Page 1
... course, the dictionary definition, according to which “science” is organized, systematic knowledge of the material world. But this proves to be so gen- eral as to be of little help. For example, do craft traditions and technology count ...
... course, the dictionary definition, according to which “science” is organized, systematic knowledge of the material world. But this proves to be so gen- eral as to be of little help. For example, do craft traditions and technology count ...
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... course, that all distinctions are forbidden. I will distinguish between the craft and theoretical sides of science—a distinc- tion that many ancient and medieval scholars would themselves have insisted upon—and I will focus my attention ...
... course, that all distinctions are forbidden. I will distinguish between the craft and theoretical sides of science—a distinc- tion that many ancient and medieval scholars would themselves have insisted upon—and I will focus my attention ...
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... course that would culminate millennia later in the achievements of Nicolaus Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, and others. Zig-zag Functions: A Problem in Babylonian Computational Astronomy A surviving Babylonian tablet for the year 133/32 ...
... course that would culminate millennia later in the achievements of Nicolaus Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, and others. Zig-zag Functions: A Problem in Babylonian Computational Astronomy A surviving Babylonian tablet for the year 133/32 ...
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... course of the year appears as a “zig-zag function.”28 28, 19, 57, 58 iii iv v 28, 55, 21, 22 Months of 133/132 b.c. i ii Distance (in degrees) traversed by the moon in a given month at the end of the month in degrees, minutes, seconds ...
... course of the year appears as a “zig-zag function.”28 28, 19, 57, 58 iii iv v 28, 55, 21, 22 Months of 133/132 b.c. i ii Distance (in degrees) traversed by the moon in a given month at the end of the month in degrees, minutes, seconds ...
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... course, required the assistance of an expert who was of acknowledged purity, who knew the required incantations, and who could assure that the ritual was properly performed; this was the priest-healer. Healing therapies in ancient Egypt ...
... course, required the assistance of an expert who was of acknowledged purity, who knew the required incantations, and who could assure that the ritual was properly performed; this was the priest-healer. Healing therapies in ancient Egypt ...
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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