A history of science in world cultures : voices of knowledge / Scott L. Montgomery and Alok Kumar.

  • Montgomery, Scott L.
Date:
2016
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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