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Darrera modificació: 2011-11-12
Bases de dades: Sciència.cat
Whitney, Elspeth, Medieval Science and Technology, Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press (Greenwood guides to historic events of the medieval world), 2004, ix + 258 pp.
- Resum
- Medieval science and technology was firmly rooted in Aristotelian explanations of the physical world. This book begins by introducing the basic concepts of the classical tradition, and explains how these ideas were promulgated by the ancient Greeks, preserved and commented on by the great Muslim scholars of the early middle ages, and finally transmitted to western Europe as that region began to grow and expand around 1100 C.E. Specific avenues of inquiry such as astronomy and astrology, optics, chemistry and alchemy, zoology, geography, and medicine are described on their own terms. Rounding out the work is a discussion of the many technological innovations of the medieval age, such as mechanical clocks, firearms, and the blast furnace, that profoundly altered the course of European and world history. Biographical sketches provide insight into the lives and accomplishments of 20 men and women, Christian, Muslim, and pagan, whose works profoundly shaped the era's scientific spirit. Eleven annotated key primary documents afford a fascinating glimpse into how the best minds of the time posed their questions and their answers; an annotated timeline, glossary of terms, several illustrations, and an annotated bibliography round out the work. Thematic chapters vividly recreate the mindset and creativity of medieval scientists, enriched by key primary documents, biographical sketches, a glossary, annotated bibliography, and index.
Table of Contents:
* List of Illustrations
* Glossary
* Series Foreword
* Preface
* Chronology of Events
* Overview and History: The Classical Tradition and the Early Middle Ages
* Institutional History: The High and Late Middle Ages
* Aristotle's Natural Philosophy and the Medieval Scientific World View
* The Exact Sciences: Mathematics, Astronomy and Cosmology, Astrology, Statics, Kinematics and Dynamics, Optics
* The Biological and Earth Sciences: The Sciences of Matter (Chemistry and Alchemy), Medicine, Zoology, Botany, Geology and Meteorology, Geography
* Medieval Technology
* The Impact of Medieval Science and Technology
* Biographies
* Primary Documents
* Annotated Bibliography
- Matèries
- Història de la ciència
Història de la medicina
Història de la tècnica
- Notes
- Fitxa de l'editor a http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR2519.aspx
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