Greek Science of the Hellenistic Era: A SourcebookWe 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. Now their work is accessible to all, with this invaluable introduction to c.100 scientific authors active from 320 BCE to 230 CE. |
Contents
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Astronomy | 47 |
Astrology | 82 |
Geography | 113 |
Mechanics | 150 |
Optics | 180 |
convex | 186 |
kadmeia 5 76 12 burnt copper | 242 |
Botany and Zoology | 255 |
Medicine | 290 |
inflamed wounds Book 1 heart as pump | 301 |
corpuscles 2 fevers 3 assimilation of food 4 bladder | 307 |
Psychology | 331 |
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color 2 2831 binocular vision 2 107 | 200 |
Hydrostatics and Pneumatics | 204 |
Alchemy | 226 |
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Greek Science of the Hellenistic Era: A Sourcebook Georgia L. Irby-Massie,Paul T. Keyser No preview available - 2003 |