The Beginnings of Western Science
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The Beginnings of Western Science by David C Lindberg
Chronicling the development of scientific ideas, practices, and institutions from pre-Socratic Greek philosophy to late-medieval scholasticism, this title surveys the themes in the history of science, including developments in cosmology, astronomy, mechanics, optics, alchemy, natural history, and medicine.
"As entertaining and educational as that organized by the best tour operator" - Charles Burnett, New York Times Book Review "Solidly based on a competent knowledge of a huge variety of primary sources and secondary studies, engagingly written, and well produced, it provides us for the first time with an authoritative account of Western science from its beginnings to the height of medieval scientific achievement." - Richard C. Dales, American Historical Review"
David C. Lindberg is the Hilldale Professor Emeritus of the History of Science at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and former president of the History of Science Society. He is the author or editor of many books, including, with coeditor Ronald L. Numbers, When Science and Christianity Meet, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226482057 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226482057 |
| Title | The Beginnings of Western Science |
| Author | David C Lindberg |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 2008-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
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