Science in the Ancient World - Lawson, Russell
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Science in the Ancient World presents a worldwide history of science, from prehistoric times through the medieval period. It covers Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas and includes topics ranging from alchemy and astrology to psychology and physics. This work spans prehistory to 1500 CE, examining thousands of years of history in four world regions: Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Highlights of this period include the onset of civilization and science in Mesopotamia and Egypt, the accomplishments of the ancient Greeks between 700 BCE and 100 CE, the adaptation of Greek science by…mehr

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Science in the Ancient World presents a worldwide history of science, from prehistoric times through the medieval period. It covers Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas and includes topics ranging from alchemy and astrology to psychology and physics. This work spans prehistory to 1500 CE, examining thousands of years of history in four world regions: Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Highlights of this period include the onset of civilization and science in Mesopotamia and Egypt, the accomplishments of the ancient Greeks between 700 BCE and 100 CE, the adaptation of Greek science by the Romans, the spread of Greek science during the Hellenistic Age, the expansion of Islamic power and commensurate scientific knowledge, and the development of science and philosophy in ancient China and India. Focusing on the history of the science that blossomed in the above regions, scientific disciplines covered include alchemy, astronomy, astrology, agriculture, architecture, biology, botany, chemistry, engineering, exploration, geography, hydraulics, institutions of science, marine science, mathematics, medicine, meteorology, military science, myth and religion, philosophy, philosophy of science, psychology, physics, and social sciences. In all of these fields, theory and application are explored, as are leading individuals and schools of thought, centers of intellectual activity, and notable accomplishments and inventions.
Autorenporträt
Russell M. Lawson, Northeastern State University. He is author/editor of five encyclopedias, notably Research and Discovery: Landmarks and Pioneers in American Science (ME Sharpe, 2008) and Science in the Ancient World: An Encyclopedia (ABC Clio, 2004), and author of thirteen monographs, notably Apostle of the East: The Life and Journeys of Daniel Little (St. Polycarp Publishing House, 2018), Servants and Servitude in Colonial America (Praeger, 2018), The Sea Mark: Captain John Smith's Voyage to New England (University Press of New England, 2015), Frontier Naturalist: Jean Louis Berlandier and the Exploration of Northern Mexico and Texas (University of New Mexico Press, 2012), Ebenezer Hazard, Jeremy Belknap, and the American Revolution (Pickering & Chatto, 2011), The Land Between the Rivers: Thomas Nuttall's Ascent of the Arkansas, 1819 (University of Michigan Press, 2004), and Passaconaway's Realm: Captain John Evans and the Exploration of Mount Washington (University Press of New England, 2002). Russell M. Lawson serves as adjunct professor at Northeastern State University, where he writes and teaches on scientists and explorers; the history of ideas; and the history of social, cultural, and political issues. Russell M. Lawson, PhD, is professor of history at Bacone College, Muskogee, OK.