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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Bertman, Stephen.
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Science, Ancient.
Science -- Greece -- History.
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The genesis of scien...
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The genesis of science : the story of Greek imagination / Stephen Bertman.
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Bertman, Stephen.
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2010.
Subjects
Science, Ancient.
Science -- Greece -- History.
Science -- History.
ISBN:
9781616142179 (cloth : alk. paper)
1616142170 (cloth : alk. paper)
Description:
293 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Contents:
The essence of science -- The origins of Greek science. The genius of Greek civilization ; Science before the Greeks ; The language of the universe -- Exploring the universe. The world outside. Optics ; Acoustics ; Mechanics ; Chemistry ; Geography and geology ; Meteorology ; Astronomy -- The world within. Biology ; Medicine ; Psychology -- From ancient Greece to the modern world. Greek science in Roman hands ; The transmission of Greek science to later ages -- Ancient science beyond the Mediterranean. Sky watchers of Central America ; Secrets of Stonehenge ; Science in ancient China -- The "untravell'd world" -- The Hellenic "Hall of Fame".
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