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A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome, 2 Volume Set (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World)
Georgia L. Irby
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Description for A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome, 2 Volume Set (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World)
Hardcover. A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome brings a fresh perspective to the study of these disciplines in the ancient world, with 60 chapters examining these topics from a variety of critical and technical perspectives. Editor(s): Irby, Georgia L. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 1096 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA; MBX; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
A Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome brings a fresh perspective to the study of these disciplines in the ancient world, with 60 chapters examining these topics from a variety of critical and technical perspectives.
- Brings a fresh perspective to the study of science, technology, and medicine in the ancient world, with 60 chapters examining these topics from a variety of critical and technical perspectives
- Begins coverage in 600 BCE and includes sections on the later Roman Empire and beyond, featuring discussion of the transmission and reception of these ideas into the Renaissance
- Investigates key disciplines, concepts, ... Read more
- Organizes its content in two halves: the first focuses on mathematical and natural sciences; the second focuses on cultural applications and interdisciplinary themes
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
Number of Pages
1120
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781118372678
SKU
V9781118372678
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About Georgia L. Irby
Georgia L. Irby is Associate Professor of Classical Studies at the College of William and Mary. Among her publications, she is the coeditor, with Paul T. Keyser, of the Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists: The Greek Tradition and its Many Heirs (2008) and Greek Science of the Hellenistic Era: A Sourcebook (2002).
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