The Cambridge History of Science
Volume 1. Ancient Science
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- Editors:
- Alexander Jones, New York University
- Liba Taub, University of Cambridge
- Date Published: December 2018
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- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521571623
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This volume in the highly respected Cambridge History of Science series is devoted to the history of science, medicine and mathematics of the Old World in antiquity. Organized by topic and culture, its essays by distinguished scholars offer the most comprehensive and up-to-date history of ancient science currently available. Together, they reveal the diversity of goals, contexts, and accomplishments in the study of nature in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, and India. Intended to provide a balanced and inclusive treatment of the ancient world, contributors consider scientific, medical and mathematical learning in the cultures associated with the ancient world.
Read more- Gives readers an overview of the principal scientific traditions of the Old World in antiquity
- Provides a detailed introduction to key areas of ancient scientific, medical and mathematical work
- Enables readers to understand what issues and ideas were valued in ancient cultures with regards to science, medicine and mathematics
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'The entire set of volumes in this comprehensive work should eventually be found on the shelves of any institution of higher learning with a serious science program, and more broadly, in the libraries of academic institutions offering area studies programs and/or courses on the history of science and philosophy … Highly recommended.' C. G. Wood, Choice
See more reviews'As one would expect from a Cambridge History volume dedicated to “ancient science,” this book provides a coherent and accessible overview of the history, sources, philosophy, and sociology of the principal fields of natural inquiry in the ancient world. I find it as invaluable as a reference book, since it is accessible for introductory reading, and it is a model, in my opinion, of the sort of questions and approach toward which the field is rightly moving.' Daniel Patrick Morgan, Journal of the American Oriental Society
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- Date Published: December 2018
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521571623
- length: 660 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 158 x 41 mm
- weight: 1.08kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I. Mesopotamia:
1. Science and ancient Mesopotamia Francesca Rochberg
2. Babylonian medicine as a discipline Markham Geller
3. Mesopotamian mathematics Jens Høyrup
4. Babylonian and Assyrian astral science John M. Steele
Part II. Egypt:
5. The cultural context of (mathematical) experts in Ancient Egypt Annette Imhausen
6. Egyptian medicine John Nunn
7. Egyptian calendars and astronomy Rolf Krauss
8. Egyptian mathematics Jens Høyrup
Part III. Greek and Greco-Roman:
9. Physical and cosmological thought before Aristotle Daniel Graham
10. Aristotle: an overview Andrea Falcon
11. Aristotle's physical theory Eric Lewis
12. Aristotle and the origins of zoology James G. Lennox
13. Botany Laurence Totelin
14. Science after Aristotle: Hellenistic and Roman science Liba Taub
15. Late antiquity: science in the philosophical schools Miira Tuominen
16. Medicine in early and classical Greece Philip van der Eijk
17. Hellenistic and Roman medicine Vivian Nutton
18. Greek mathematics Nathan Sidoli
19. Astronomy and astrology Alexander Jones
20. Greek and Greco-Roman geography Klaus Geus
21. Greek optics A. Mark Smith
22. Harmonics Andrew Barker
23. Greek mechanics Serafina Cuomo
24. Graeco-Egyptian alchemy Cristina Viano
Part IV. India:
25. Astronomy and astrology in India Kim Plofker
26. Mathematics in early India (1000 BCE–1000 CE) Clemency Montelle
27. Indian medicine and Ayurveda Philipp A. Maas
Part V. China:
28. Mathematical knowledge and practices from early imperial China until the Tang Dynasty Karine Chemla
29. Medicine and healing in Han China Vivienne Lo
30. Chinese astronomy in the early imperial age: a brief outline Christopher Cullen.
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