Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences in Honour of David Pingree (Islamic Philosophy, Theology, and Science)
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Word Count
222,500 words, Guess
Page Count
890 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL9084740M
- ISBN-139789004132023
- ISBN-109004132023
- OCLC Control Number53831674
- Library of Congress Control Number2003065546
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- Goodreads2359817
- LibraryThing430440
Classifications
- LCCQ124.97.S85 2003
Description
This collection of essays reflects the wide range of David Pingree's expertise in the scientific texts (above all, concerning astronomy and astrology) of Ancient Mesopotamia, Greece, India, Persia, and the medieval Arabic, Hebrew and Latin traditions. Both theoretical aspects and the practical applications of the exact sciences-in time keeping, prediction of the future, and the operation of magic-are dealt with. The book includes several critical editions and translations of hitherto unknown or understudied texts, and a particular emphasis is on the diffusion of scientific learning from one culture to another, and through time. Above all, the essays show the variety and sophistication of the exact sciences in non-Western societies in pre-modern times.
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