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Pathways Into the Study of Ancient Sciences: Selected Essays by David Pingree, Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 104, Part 3) (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society) - Hardcover

 
9781606180433: Pathways Into the Study of Ancient Sciences: Selected Essays by David Pingree, Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 104, Part 3) (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society)
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ISBN 10: 1606180436 ISBN 13: 9781606180433
Verlag: American Philosophical Society Press, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

These essays offer a sampling of the incredible wealth of knowledge and expertise of David E. Pingree (1933-2005), Brown Univ. Professor of the History of Math. and Classics. His contributions to the history of science are immeasurable. Pingree defined science as "a systematic explanation of perceived or imaginary phenomena" "This broad view of science includes astronomy, mathematics, and other sciences with which we are familiar today as well as those subjects deemed nonscientific by today's standards, such as astrology and magic . . . ."[Pingree] repeatedly demonstrated that not only were each of these subjects worthy of study in their own right, but that in the Ancient and Medieval periods these fields were closely interconnected. Illus.

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Verlag
American Philosophical Society Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2014
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1606180436
ISBN 13 
9781606180433
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Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
526
Herausgeber
Pingree Isabelle, Steele John M
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