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The Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists: The Greek Tradition and Its Many Heirs Edition: 1

Name: The Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists: The Greek Tradition and Its Many Heirs Edition: 1
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ISBN: 9780203462737

Paul T. Keyser, Georgia L. Irby-Massie

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The Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists is the first comprehensive English language work to provide a survey of all ancient natural science, from its beginnings through the end of Late Antiquity. A team of over 100 of the worldвЂ™s experts in the field have compiled this Encyclopedia , including entries which are not mentioned in any other reference work вЂ“ resulting in a unique and hugely ambitious resource which will prove indispensable for anyone seeking the details of the history of ancient science. Additional features include a Glossary, Gazetteer, and Time-Line . The Glossary explains many Greek (or Latin) terms difficult to translate, whilst the Gazetteer describes the many locales from which scientists came. The Time-Line shows the rapid rise in the practice of science in the 5 th century BCE and rapid decline after Hadrian, due to the centralization of Roman power, with consequent loss of a context within which science could flourish. [...]

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Year:

2022

Publisher:

Routledge

Language:

English

ISBN 10:

0203462734

ISBN 13:

9780203462737