Greek Science of the Hellenistic Era : A Sourcebook

ISBN-13: 9780415238472 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 432 str.

Georgia L. Irby-Massie; Paul T. Keyser

Opis

We all want to understand the world around us, and the ancient Greeks were the first to try and do so in a way we can properly call scientific. Their thought and writings laid the essential foundations for the revivals of science in medieval Baghdad and Renaissance Europe.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Mathematics 3. Astronomy 4. Astrology 5. Geography 6. Mechanics 7. Optics 8. Hydrostatics and Pneumatics 9. Alchemy 10. Biology 11. Medicine 12. Psychology

O autorze

Georgia L. Irby-Massie, Paul T. Keyser