Studies in the history of the exact sciences in honour of David Pingree /
This collection of essays reflects the wide range of David Pingree's expertise in the scientific texts (above all, concerning astronomy and astrology) of Ancient Mesopotamia, Greece, India, Persia, and the medieval Arabic, Hebrew and Latin traditions. Both theoretical aspects and the practical...
| Outros autores: | , |
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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2004.
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| Series: | Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ;
v. 54. |
| Acceso en liña: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=133006 |
| Summary: | This collection of essays reflects the wide range of David Pingree's expertise in the scientific texts (above all, concerning astronomy and astrology) of Ancient Mesopotamia, Greece, India, Persia, and the medieval Arabic, Hebrew and Latin traditions. Both theoretical aspects and the practical applications of the exact sciences-in time keeping, prediction of the future, and the operation of magic-are dealt with. The book includes several critical editions and translations of hitherto unknown or understudied texts, and a particular emphasis is on the diffusion of scientific learning from one culture to another, and through time. Above all, the essays show the variety and sophistication of the exact sciences in non-Western societies in pre-modern times. |
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| Descrición Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 890 pages) : illustrations. |
| Formato: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1423731719 9781423731719 9004132023 9789004132023 |
| ISSN: | 0169-8729 ; |