Greek Science in AntiquityCourier Corporation, 1 בינו׳ 2001 - 217 עמודים Lucid coverage of science and early natural philosophy: Greek medicine, biology, mathematics, physics and astronomy; Roman and Latin science in late antiquity and early Middle Ages; Greek science in the age of Justinian; and more. A scholarly, nontechnical study that will appeal to anyone interested in the history of science. |
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Science in Egypt and Mesopotamia | 3 |
Origins and Methods | 21 |
Science and Early Natural Philosophy | 34 |
Greek Medicine and Biology | 39 |
Greek Mathematics | 53 |
Greek Physics | 64 |
Greek Astronomy | 83 |
Roman Science | 99 |
Greek Science in the Age of Justinian | 168 |
In the End the Beginning | 182 |
Archimedes and the Quadrature of the Circle | 183 |
Archimedes and the Application of Mechanics to Geometry | 185 |
Apollonius of Perga and the Development of Conic Sections | 187 |
Archimedes Proof of the Law of the Lever | 191 |
Equivalence of Epicycle and Eccentric Movements for the Sun | 194 |
The Movements of the Planets and the Moon According to Ptolemy | 196 |
Science in Late Antiquity | 113 |
Science and Spiritual Forces in Late Antiquity | 115 |
Science and Patristic Literature | 130 |
Latin Science in Late Antiquity | 146 |
Latin Science in the Early Middle Ages | 157 |
Ptolemys Table of Chord Lengths | 200 |
FURTHER READINGS | 205 |
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