A companion to science, technology, and medicine in ancient Greece and Rome

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Imprint:

Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA, USA : Wiley Blackwell, 2016

Subject:

Science, Ancient
Science - Greece - History
Science - Rome - History
Technology - Greece - History
Technology - Rome - History
Medicine, Greek and Roman

Contributor:

Irby, Georgia L. (Georgia Lynette), editor

ISBN:

9781118372678 and 1118372670

Series:

Blackwell companions to the ancient world

Description:

volumes : illustrations ; 26 cm

Bibliographic Note:

Includes bibliographical references

Contents:

Contributor Biographies -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures and Maps -- Introduction -- Part I Physics and Cosmogony -- Creation and Destruction of the World -- Matter / Andrew D. Gregory -- Motion and Energy / Daniel W. Graham -- Nature and the Divine / Jean De Groot -- Part II The Mathematical Sciences / Svetla Slaveva-Griffin -- Mathematics / Svetla Slaveva-Griffin -- Astronomy / Reviel Netz -- Astrology / Andrew D. Gregory -- Ancient Optics: Theories and Problems of Vision / Kocku von Stuckrad -- Hydrostatics and Pneumatics in Antiquity / Philip Thibodeau -- Science of Harmonics and Music Theory in Ancient Greece / Matteo Valleriani -- Part III Earth Sciences / Sophie Gibson -- Hydrology: Ocean, Rivers, and Other Waterways / Sophie Gibson -- Classical Geology and the Mines of the Greeks and Romans / Georgia L. Irby -- Greco-Egyptian and Byzantine Alchemy / Paul T. Craddock -- Meteorology / Matteo Martelli -- Geography / Liba Taub -- Part IV Life Sciences / Duane W. Roller -- Greek and Roman Botany / Duane W. Roller -- Zoology / M. Eleanor Irwin -- "Ecology" in the ancient Mediterranean / Tiberiu Popa -- Failure of Evolutionary Thinking in Antiquity / Georgia L. Irby / Anita Radini / Robin McCall -- Embryology / Devin Henry -- Part V Healing and the Human Body / James Wilberding -- Anatomy and Physiology / James Wilberding -- Gynecology / Julius Rocca -- Surgery / Lauren Caldwell -- Translated by Todd Black / Frédéric Le Blay -- Physicians and "Schools" / Frédéric Le Blay -- Pharmacy / Molly Jones-Lewis -- Magic, Curses, and Healing / Molly Jones-Lewis -- Healing Shrines / Andrew D. Gregory -- Regimen and Athletic Training / Georgia Petridou -- Epidemiology and Pathology / Jason König -- Psychology and Physiognomics / Sevi Triantaphyllou / Efthymia Nikita / Anna Lagia -- Anthropology: Knowledge of Man / Arnaud Zucker -- Abbreviations / Gordon Campbell -- List of Figures and Maps / Gordon Campbell -- Part VI Food Sciences / Gordon Campbell -- Greek and Roman Agriculture / Gordon Campbell -- Animal Husbandry / Philip Thibodeau -- Oil and Wine Production / Kenneth F. Kitchell Jr -- Cooking and Baking Technology / Rafael Frankel -- Food Storage Technology / John Paulas -- Culinary and Medicinal Uses of Wine and Olive Oil / Robert I. Curtis -- Nutrition / John F. Donahue -- Part VII Technology of Human Life / John F. Donahue -- Greek Public and Religious Architecture / John F. Donahue -- Greek Domestic Architecture / John R. Senseney -- Greek Interior Decoration: Materials and Technology in the Art of Cosmesis and Display / Bradley A. Ault -- Roman Monumental and Public Architecture / Hariclia Brecoulaki -- Roman Domestic Architecture / Duane W. Roller -- Roman Interior Design / Nathalie de Haan -- Textile Technology / Sarah Lepinski -- Urban Infrastructure in the Roman World / Ellen Harlizius-Kluck -- Translated by Johanna K. Sandrock / Klaus Grewe -- Siegeworks and Fortifications / Klaus Grewe -- Arms and Weapons / Raffaele D'Amato -- Part VIII Travel / Raffaele D'Amato -- Greek and Roman Cartography / Raffaele D'Amato -- Land Transport and Vehicles / Georgia L. Irby -- Navigation and the Art of Sailing / Georges Raepsaet -- Ships and Boats / Georgia L. Irby -- Part IX Telling Time / Julian Whitewright -- Greek Calendars / Julian Whitewright -- Roman Calendars / Laura Gawlinski -- Time-Telling Devices / Robert Hannah -- Part X Synthesis and Response / Robert Hannah -- Crossroads of Hellenistic and Sanskrit Science / Robert Hannah -- Roman Responses to Greek Science and Scholarship as a Cultural and Political Phenomenon / Tejas S. Aralere -- Scientific Encyclopedias / Thorsten Fögen -- Translation and Transmission of Ancient Scientific Texts / Katerina Oikonomopoulou -- Reception of Greco-Roman Science in the Renaissance: Assimilation(s), Transformation(s), Rejection, Hybridization / Sonja Brentjes -- Appendix: Major Writers And Thinkers / Roberto Lo Presti -- General Index / Roberto Lo Presti -- Index of Authors, Thinkers, and Primary Sources / Roberto Lo Presti

Summary:

Scientific traditions are inextricably bound to the cultures which produce them. A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome brings together 60 essays that offer fresh perspectives on the study of ancient science, technology, and medicine as a product of their time and culture. Each chapter offers a clear and substantive introduction to the current state of knowledge in a given area, and points the way for new scholarship and discussion. This work covers the 1200 year period from 600 BCE to 600 CE, guiding readers from Thales through to the later Roman Empire. The work is organized in two halves: the first focuses on mathematical and natural science in the ancient world, as viewed from a modern perspective; the second focuses on cultural applications and interdisciplinary themes of these principles. Covering topics as diverse as physics, mathematics, healing, food science, travel, telling time, and more, A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome offers a comprehensive and invaluable resource to libraries, researchers, and scholars in a host of disciplines across the sciences and humanities. --Book Jacket

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BGC Monograph Stacks

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Q124.95 .C66 2016 v.1

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