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... Greek mathematics , of Greek astronomy , and Greek medi- cine could not help asking themselves similar ques- tions . How could the relative perfection of the Greek scientific treatises be accounted for ? The ex- planation is still very ...
... Greek mathematics , of Greek astronomy , and Greek medi- cine could not help asking themselves similar ques- tions . How could the relative perfection of the Greek scientific treatises be accounted for ? The ex- planation is still very ...
Page 73
... Greek preference for expressing ordinary fractions as the sum of fractions with numerator unity and their use of a special symbol for 2/3 were obviously Egyp- tian relics , while their sexagesimal fractions were Babylonian . There is ...
... Greek preference for expressing ordinary fractions as the sum of fractions with numerator unity and their use of a special symbol for 2/3 were obviously Egyp- tian relics , while their sexagesimal fractions were Babylonian . There is ...
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George Sarton. any kind of creation . ' It was not simply Greek sci- ence that disappeared , but Greek art and literature as well . One might speculate as to what would have happened if the Greek and Hebrew ideals had been nursed ...
George Sarton. any kind of creation . ' It was not simply Greek sci- ence that disappeared , but Greek art and literature as well . One might speculate as to what would have happened if the Greek and Hebrew ideals had been nursed ...
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