A history of science in world cultures : voices of knowledge / Scott L. Montgomery and Alok Kumar.
- Montgomery, Scott L.
- Date:
- 2016
- Books
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Publication/Creation
London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.
Physical description
xiii, 349 pages : black and white illustrations ; 25 cm
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Cultural diversity and the scientific endeavor -- Science in Egypt: creating a civilization -- Land between two rivers: science in ancient Mesopotamia -- Indian science: a great blending of traditions -- The Greeks and science: powers of discovery and inheritance -- Science in China: the wages of order and invention -- Science in Islam: absorption and transformation -- New World civilizations: Olmecs, Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs -- Inheriting and interpreting the world: the scientific culture of late Medieval and Renaissance Europe -- Conclusion: themes in the world history of scientific cultures.
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ISBN
- 9780415639835
- 0415639832
- 9780415639842
- 0415639840