Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 349 pages)
ISBN:
9781315694269
,
9781317439042
,
9781317439059
,
9781317439066
Content:
1. Cultural diversity and the scientific endeavor -- 2. Science in Egypt : creating a civilization -- 3. Land between two rivers : science in ancient Mesopotamia -- 4. Indian science : a great blending of traditions -- 5. The Greeks and science : powers of discovery and inheritance -- 6. Science in China : the wages of order and invention -- 7. Science in Islam : absorption and transformation -- 8. New World civilazations : Olmecs, Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs -- 9. Inheriting and interpreting the world : the scientific culture of late Medieval and Renaissance Europe -- 10. Conclusion : themes in the world history of scientific cultures.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415639835
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415639842
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780415639835
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
DOI:
10.4324/9781315694269
URL:
Volltext
(URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
