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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... important enough to remember and pass on to succeeding generations forms the basis of an oral tradition, which serves as the principal repository for the collective experience and the general beliefs, attitudes, and values of the ...
... important enough to remember and pass on to succeeding generations forms the basis of an oral tradition, which serves as the principal repository for the collective experience and the general beliefs, attitudes, and values of the ...
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... important objects , and finally the forma- tion of the community . Related to the account of origins is often a genealogy of gods , kings , or other heroic figures in the community's past , accompanied by stories about their heroic ...
... important objects , and finally the forma- tion of the community . Related to the account of origins is often a genealogy of gods , kings , or other heroic figures in the community's past , accompanied by stories about their heroic ...
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... important characteristics of oral cultures . There can be no doubt that healing practices were extremely important in ancient oral cultures , where primitive conditions made disease and injury everyday reali- ties.12 Minor medical ...
... important characteristics of oral cultures . There can be no doubt that healing practices were extremely important in ancient oral cultures , where primitive conditions made disease and injury everyday reali- ties.12 Minor medical ...
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... important words, as in Egyptian hieroglyphics. But in hieroglyphic writing, signs could also stand for sounds or syllables—the beginnings of syllabic writing. The development of fully syllabic systems about 1500 b.c. (that is, systems ...
... important words, as in Egyptian hieroglyphics. But in hieroglyphic writing, signs could also stand for sounds or syllables—the beginnings of syllabic writing. The development of fully syllabic systems about 1500 b.c. (that is, systems ...
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... important than the larger truth they convey — namely , that the Greeks were ( and knew they were ) the beneficiaries of Egyptian and Babylonian mathematical knowledge . By about 3000 B.C. , the Egyptians developed a number system that ...
... important than the larger truth they convey — namely , that the Greeks were ( and knew they were ) the beneficiaries of Egyptian and Babylonian mathematical knowledge . By about 3000 B.C. , the Egyptians developed a number system that ...
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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The Beginnings of Western Science: The European Scientific ..., 1450. osa David C. Lindberg No preview available - 2008 |
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