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A companion to science, technology, and medicine in ancient Greece and Rome . Volume 1 / / edited by Georgia L. Irby
| A companion to science, technology, and medicine in ancient Greece and Rome . Volume 1 / / edited by Georgia L. Irby |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 509.38 |
| Collana |
Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
THEi Wiley ebooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Science, Ancient
Science - Greece - History Science - Rome - History Technology - Greece - History Technology - Rome - History Medicine, Greek and Roman |
| ISBN |
1-118-37303-0
1-78684-891-0 1-118-37301-4 1-118-37305-7 1-118-37304-9 1-118-37297-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World; Title Page; Copyright; Contributor Biographies; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. "Science" in Antiquity; 2. A Very Brief History of the "History of Greco-Roman Science"; 3. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Greek and Roman Science, Medicine, and Technology; 4. Transliterations and Translations; 5. Acknowledgments; References; Part I: Physics and Cosmogony; Chapter 1: The Creation and Destruction of the World; 1. Introduction; 2. Myth and Hesiod; 3. The Milesians; 4. Heraclitus; 5. The Hippocratics; 6. Eleatics; 7. Empedocles; 8. Anaxagoras
9. Leucippus and Democritus10. Plato; 11. Aristotle; 12. Epicurus and Lucretius; 13. Stoics; 14. Early Christians; 15. Conclusion; References; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter 2: Matter; 1. Introduction; 2. Matter in the Presocratics; 3. Socrates and Plato; 4. Aristotle; 5. Hellenistic Philosophy; 6. Neoplatonism; 7. Christian Thought; 8. Summary; References; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter 3: Motion and Energy; 1. Introduction; 2. Mathematical Mechanics up to Archimedes; 3. Philosophical Ideas about Motion; 4. Archimedes on Motion; 5. Mechanics in the Hellenistic Period; 6. Conclusion ReferencesFurther Reading; Notes; Chapter 4: Nature and the Divine; 1. Introduction; 2. Myth and the Birth of "Gods and Earth"; 3. Presocratics; 4. Plato; 5. Stoics; 6. Aristotle; 7. Neoplatonists; 8. Conclusion; References; Further Reading; Notes; Part II: The Mathematical Sciences; Chapter 5: Mathematics; 1. Defining Ancient Greek Mathematics; 2. In Lieu of Historical Narrative: Questions of Chronology, Geography, Demography; 3. Themes of Greek Mathematics; References; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter 6: Astronomy; 1. Some Historiographical Issues; 2. Pre-Greek Astronomy 3. Euctemon and Meton4. Plato; 5. Eudoxus; 6. Callippus; 7. Aristotle; 8. Aristarchus; 9. Hipparchus; 10. Ptolemy; 11. Conclusion; References; Further Reading; Chapter 7: Astrology; 1. Astrology as the "Science of the Stars"; 2. Formation of Tradition: Mesopotamian Astrology; 3. Classical Astrology; 4. Astrology in the Roman Empire; References; Further Reading; Chapter 8: Ancient Optics: Theories and Problems of Vision; 1. Introduction; 2. Four Kinds of Visual Theory; 3. Theories of Color; 4. Perception of Size, Shape, Contour, and Distance; 5. The Science of Mirrors 6. A Grand Synthesis: Ptolemy's Optics7. Postscript; References; Further Reading; Chapter 9: Hydrostatics and Pneumatics in Antiquity; 1. Introduction; 2. Technology; Practical Knowledge in the Frame of Pneumatics; 3. Science; 4. Accumulation and Network; References; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter 10: The Science of Harmonics and Music Theory in Ancient Greece; 1. Introduction; 2. Organization of Musical Space; 3. Pythagoreans and Harmonikoi; 4. Aristoxenus; 5. The Euclidean Sectio Canonis; 6. Later Developments; References; Further Reading; Part III: Earth Sciences Chapter 11: Hydrology: Ocean, Rivers, and Other Waterways |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910137487303321 |
| Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A companion to science, technology, and medicine in ancient Greece and Rome . Volume 1 / / edited by Georgia L. Irby
| A companion to science, technology, and medicine in ancient Greece and Rome . Volume 1 / / edited by Georgia L. Irby |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 509.38 |
| Collana |
Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
THEi Wiley ebooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Science, Ancient
Science - Greece - History Science - Rome - History Technology - Greece - History Technology - Rome - History Medicine, Greek and Roman |
| ISBN |
1-118-37303-0
1-78684-891-0 1-118-37301-4 1-118-37305-7 1-118-37304-9 1-118-37297-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World; Title Page; Copyright; Contributor Biographies; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. "Science" in Antiquity; 2. A Very Brief History of the "History of Greco-Roman Science"; 3. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Greek and Roman Science, Medicine, and Technology; 4. Transliterations and Translations; 5. Acknowledgments; References; Part I: Physics and Cosmogony; Chapter 1: The Creation and Destruction of the World; 1. Introduction; 2. Myth and Hesiod; 3. The Milesians; 4. Heraclitus; 5. The Hippocratics; 6. Eleatics; 7. Empedocles; 8. Anaxagoras
9. Leucippus and Democritus10. Plato; 11. Aristotle; 12. Epicurus and Lucretius; 13. Stoics; 14. Early Christians; 15. Conclusion; References; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter 2: Matter; 1. Introduction; 2. Matter in the Presocratics; 3. Socrates and Plato; 4. Aristotle; 5. Hellenistic Philosophy; 6. Neoplatonism; 7. Christian Thought; 8. Summary; References; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter 3: Motion and Energy; 1. Introduction; 2. Mathematical Mechanics up to Archimedes; 3. Philosophical Ideas about Motion; 4. Archimedes on Motion; 5. Mechanics in the Hellenistic Period; 6. Conclusion ReferencesFurther Reading; Notes; Chapter 4: Nature and the Divine; 1. Introduction; 2. Myth and the Birth of "Gods and Earth"; 3. Presocratics; 4. Plato; 5. Stoics; 6. Aristotle; 7. Neoplatonists; 8. Conclusion; References; Further Reading; Notes; Part II: The Mathematical Sciences; Chapter 5: Mathematics; 1. Defining Ancient Greek Mathematics; 2. In Lieu of Historical Narrative: Questions of Chronology, Geography, Demography; 3. Themes of Greek Mathematics; References; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter 6: Astronomy; 1. Some Historiographical Issues; 2. Pre-Greek Astronomy 3. Euctemon and Meton4. Plato; 5. Eudoxus; 6. Callippus; 7. Aristotle; 8. Aristarchus; 9. Hipparchus; 10. Ptolemy; 11. Conclusion; References; Further Reading; Chapter 7: Astrology; 1. Astrology as the "Science of the Stars"; 2. Formation of Tradition: Mesopotamian Astrology; 3. Classical Astrology; 4. Astrology in the Roman Empire; References; Further Reading; Chapter 8: Ancient Optics: Theories and Problems of Vision; 1. Introduction; 2. Four Kinds of Visual Theory; 3. Theories of Color; 4. Perception of Size, Shape, Contour, and Distance; 5. The Science of Mirrors 6. A Grand Synthesis: Ptolemy's Optics7. Postscript; References; Further Reading; Chapter 9: Hydrostatics and Pneumatics in Antiquity; 1. Introduction; 2. Technology; Practical Knowledge in the Frame of Pneumatics; 3. Science; 4. Accumulation and Network; References; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter 10: The Science of Harmonics and Music Theory in Ancient Greece; 1. Introduction; 2. Organization of Musical Space; 3. Pythagoreans and Harmonikoi; 4. Aristoxenus; 5. The Euclidean Sectio Canonis; 6. Later Developments; References; Further Reading; Part III: Earth Sciences Chapter 11: Hydrology: Ocean, Rivers, and Other Waterways |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807098603321 |
| Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A companion to science, technology, and medicine in ancient Greece and Rome . Volume 1 / / edited by Georgia L. Irby
| A companion to science, technology, and medicine in ancient Greece and Rome . Volume 1 / / edited by Georgia L. Irby |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 509.38 |
| Collana |
Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
THEi Wiley ebooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Science, Ancient
Science - Greece - History Science - Rome - History Technology - Greece - History Technology - Rome - History Medicine, Greek and Roman |
| ISBN |
1-118-37303-0
1-78684-891-0 1-118-37301-4 1-118-37305-7 1-118-37304-9 1-118-37297-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World; Title Page; Copyright; Contributor Biographies; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. "Science" in Antiquity; 2. A Very Brief History of the "History of Greco-Roman Science"; 3. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Greek and Roman Science, Medicine, and Technology; 4. Transliterations and Translations; 5. Acknowledgments; References; Part I: Physics and Cosmogony; Chapter 1: The Creation and Destruction of the World; 1. Introduction; 2. Myth and Hesiod; 3. The Milesians; 4. Heraclitus; 5. The Hippocratics; 6. Eleatics; 7. Empedocles; 8. Anaxagoras
9. Leucippus and Democritus10. Plato; 11. Aristotle; 12. Epicurus and Lucretius; 13. Stoics; 14. Early Christians; 15. Conclusion; References; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter 2: Matter; 1. Introduction; 2. Matter in the Presocratics; 3. Socrates and Plato; 4. Aristotle; 5. Hellenistic Philosophy; 6. Neoplatonism; 7. Christian Thought; 8. Summary; References; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter 3: Motion and Energy; 1. Introduction; 2. Mathematical Mechanics up to Archimedes; 3. Philosophical Ideas about Motion; 4. Archimedes on Motion; 5. Mechanics in the Hellenistic Period; 6. Conclusion ReferencesFurther Reading; Notes; Chapter 4: Nature and the Divine; 1. Introduction; 2. Myth and the Birth of "Gods and Earth"; 3. Presocratics; 4. Plato; 5. Stoics; 6. Aristotle; 7. Neoplatonists; 8. Conclusion; References; Further Reading; Notes; Part II: The Mathematical Sciences; Chapter 5: Mathematics; 1. Defining Ancient Greek Mathematics; 2. In Lieu of Historical Narrative: Questions of Chronology, Geography, Demography; 3. Themes of Greek Mathematics; References; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter 6: Astronomy; 1. Some Historiographical Issues; 2. Pre-Greek Astronomy 3. Euctemon and Meton4. Plato; 5. Eudoxus; 6. Callippus; 7. Aristotle; 8. Aristarchus; 9. Hipparchus; 10. Ptolemy; 11. Conclusion; References; Further Reading; Chapter 7: Astrology; 1. Astrology as the "Science of the Stars"; 2. Formation of Tradition: Mesopotamian Astrology; 3. Classical Astrology; 4. Astrology in the Roman Empire; References; Further Reading; Chapter 8: Ancient Optics: Theories and Problems of Vision; 1. Introduction; 2. Four Kinds of Visual Theory; 3. Theories of Color; 4. Perception of Size, Shape, Contour, and Distance; 5. The Science of Mirrors 6. A Grand Synthesis: Ptolemy's Optics7. Postscript; References; Further Reading; Chapter 9: Hydrostatics and Pneumatics in Antiquity; 1. Introduction; 2. Technology; Practical Knowledge in the Frame of Pneumatics; 3. Science; 4. Accumulation and Network; References; Further Reading; Notes; Chapter 10: The Science of Harmonics and Music Theory in Ancient Greece; 1. Introduction; 2. Organization of Musical Space; 3. Pythagoreans and Harmonikoi; 4. Aristoxenus; 5. The Euclidean Sectio Canonis; 6. Later Developments; References; Further Reading; Part III: Earth Sciences Chapter 11: Hydrology: Ocean, Rivers, and Other Waterways |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996441545903316 |
| Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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The technology of ancient Rome / / Naomi V. McCullough
| The technology of ancient Rome / / Naomi V. McCullough |
| Autore | McCullough Naomi V. |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Cavendish Square, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 609.37 |
| Collana | Ancient innovations |
| Soggetto topico | Technology - Rome - History |
| ISBN | 1-5026-2234-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910150160903321 |
McCullough Naomi V.
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| New York : , : Cavendish Square, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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