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The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek and Roman Science

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the key themes in Greek and Roman science, medicine, mathematics and technology. A distinguished team of specialists engage with topics including the role of observation and experiment, Presocratic natural philosophy, ancient creationism, and the special style of ancient Greek mathematical texts, while several chapters confront key questions in the philosophy of science such as the relationship between evidence and explanation. The volume will spark renewed discussion about the character of 'ancient' versus 'modern' science, and will broaden readers' understanding of the rich traditions of ancient Greco-Roman natural philosophy, science, medicine and mathematics.

Author Biography:

Liba Taub is Director of the Whipple Museum of the History of Science and Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. She is the author of Ancient Meteorology (2003), Aetna and the Moon: Explaining Nature in Ancient Greece and Rome (2008), and Science Writing in Greco-Roman Antiquity (Cambridge, 2017).
Release date Australia
January 30th, 2020
Audiences
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Contributor
  • Edited by Liba Taub
Illustrations
1 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white
Pages
356
Dimensions
152x228x20
ISBN-13
9781107465763
Product ID
22539470

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