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      • Volume 1: Ancient Science
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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      01 December 2018
      13 December 2018
      ISBN:
      9780511980145
      9780521571623
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9780511980145
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.08kg, 660 Pages
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      • Subjects:
      History of Science and Technology, History of Philosophy, History, Regional History Before 1500, History of Science: General Interest
      Collections:
      Cambridge Histories - Global History, Cambridge Histories - Ancient History & Classics, Cambridge Histories - Philosophy & Political Thought
      Series:
      The Cambridge History of Science
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    Subjects:
    History of Science and Technology, History of Philosophy, History, Regional History Before 1500, History of Science: General Interest
    Collections:
    Cambridge Histories - Global History, Cambridge Histories - Ancient History & Classics, Cambridge Histories - Philosophy & Political Thought
    Series:
    The Cambridge History of Science
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    Book description

    This volume in the highly respected Cambridge History of Science series is devoted to the history of science, medicine and mathematics of the Old World in antiquity. Organized by topic and culture, its essays by distinguished scholars offer the most comprehensive and up-to-date history of ancient science currently available. Together, they reveal the diversity of goals, contexts, and accomplishments in the study of nature in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, and India. Intended to provide a balanced and inclusive treatment of the ancient world, contributors consider scientific, medical and mathematical learning in the cultures associated with the ancient world.

    Reviews

    ‘The entire set of volumes in this comprehensive work should eventually be found on the shelves of any institution of higher learning with a serious science program, and more broadly, in the libraries of academic institutions offering area studies programs and/or courses on the history of science and philosophy … Highly recommended.’

    C. G. Wood Source: Choice

    ‘As one would expect from a Cambridge History volume dedicated to “ancient science,” this book provides a coherent and accessible overview of the history, sources, philosophy, and sociology of the principal fields of natural inquiry in the ancient world. I find it as invaluable as a reference book, since it is accessible for introductory reading, and it is a model, in my opinion, of the sort of questions and approach toward which the field is rightly moving.’

    Daniel Patrick Morgan Source: Journal of the American Oriental Society

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    • 1 - Science and Ancient Mesopotamia
      pp 7-28
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