Paul Turquand Keyser Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

Focusing on ancient science and medicine in Greece and Rome, along with insights from Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and China, this Handbook synthesizes knowledge from circa 650 BCE to 650 CE. It is organized into five sections, each addressing different historical periods of ancient science and medicine. The second section explores the early Greek era, including Plato and the mid-fourth century BCE. The third section spans the Hellenistic era, from Aristotle to the end of the Roman Republic, highlighting the continuity of intellectual thought despite political changes. The fourth section examines the Roman era from the late Republic to Late Antiquity, while the final section delves into Late Antiquity, including the early Byzantine centuries. Through approximately four dozen essays, the Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of ancient natural sciences, discussing topics such as music theory, philosophy, astrology, and alchemy. It encourages readers to explore the evolution of these concepts over time and their interrelations. Each essay focuses on primary texts, clarifying current understandings and hinting at future scholarly inquiries. Contributors present various scholarly perspectives and engage in debates, while extensive bibliographies guide readers to further literature.

We all want to understand the world around us, and the ancient Greeks were the first to try and do so in a way we can properly call scientific. Their thought and writings laid the essential foundations for the revivals of science in medieval Baghdad and renaissance Europe. Now their work is accessible to all, with this invaluable introduction to c.100 scientific authors active from 320 BCE to 230 CE.The book begins with an outline of a new socio-political model for the development and decline of Greek science, followed by eleven chapters that cover the main * the science which the Greeks saw as fundamental - mathematics* astronomy* astrology and geography* mechanics* optics and pneumatics* the non-mathematical sciences of alchemy, biology, medicine and 'psychology'.Each chapter contains an accessible introduction on the origins and development of the topic in question, and all the authors are set in context with brief biographies.