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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHarvard University Press
ISBN-100674823206
ISBN-139780674823204
eBay Product ID (ePID)31011206
Product Key Features
Number of Pages610 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSource Book in Greek Science
Publication Year1948
SubjectAncient / Greece, General, History
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaScience, History
AuthorMorris R. Cohen, I. E. Drabkin
SeriesSource Books in the History of the Sciences Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight36.9 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN58-012979
TitleLeadingA
Series Volume Number3
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal508.2
Table Of ContentGENERAL EDITOR'S PREFACE PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PART I: MATHEMATICS 1. Introductory Note 2. The Divisions of Mathematics Pure and Applied 3. Arithmetic or the Theory of Numbers a. Proportions b. Figured Numbers
SynopsisCovering the general fields of mathematics, astronomy, mathematical geography, physics, chemistry and chemical technology, geology and meteorology, biology, medicine, and physiological psychology, the present collection surveys the field of Greek scientific achievement over a thousand-year period., Covering the general fields of mathematics, astronomy, mathematical geography, physics, chemistry and chemical technology, geology and meteorology, biology, medicine, and physiological psychology, the present collection surveys the field of Greek scientific achievement over a thousand-year period. Many Greek scientific treatises were written and read by cultivated people who did not regard themselves as specialists. These works should appeal today to those readers who wish to understand not only the foundations of modern science, but also a vital element of the humanistic tradition.