The forgotten revolution : how science was born in 300 BC and why it had to be reborn / Lucio Russo...
The forgotten revolution : how science was born in 300 BC and why it had to be reborn / Lucio Russo...
The forgotten revolution : how science was born in 300 BC and why it had to be reborn / Lucio Russo ; with the collaboration of the translator, Silvio Levy.
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Berlin ; New York : Springer, 2004.
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Date
2004.
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N509.38/5
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English
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ix, 487 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The Birth of Science -- 2. Hellenistic Mathematics -- 3. Other Hellenistic Scientific Theories -- 4. Scientific Technology -- 5. Medicine and Other Empirical Sciences -- 6. The Hellenistic Scientific Method -- 7. Some Other Aspects of the Scientific Revolution -- 8. The Decadence and End of Scien...
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Berlin ; New York : Springer, 2004.
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2004.
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"In the age of Archimedes and Euclid (third century B.C.) science as we know it was born, and gave rise to sophisticated technology that would not be seen again until the 18th century. This scientific revolution was accompanied by great changes in many other fields, such as art and medicine. What were the landmarks of this enormous cultural shift?...
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The forgotten revolution : how science was born in 300 BC and why it had to be reborn / Lucio Russo ; with the collaboration of the translator, Silvio Levy.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Translated from the Italian.
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N509.38/5
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3540200681 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
9783540200680
3540200681
9783540203964 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
3540203966 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9783540200680 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
3540200681 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
9783540200680 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
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509.38
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991018058649702626
