Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries B.C.

by: Sarton, G.

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 Hellenistic science and culture in the last three centuries B.C.

Author:George Sarton

xxvi, 554 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Contents:
I. The Alexandrian renaissance
II. The Museum
III. Euclid of Alexandria
IV. Astronomy. Aristarchos and Aratos
V. Archimēdēs and Apollōnios
VI. Geography and chronology in the third century : Eratosthenēs of Cyrēne
VII. Physics and technology in the third century
VIII. Anatomy in the third century
IX. Medicine in the third century
X. The Library
XI. Philosophy and religion in the third century
XII. Knowledge of the past in the third century
XIII. Language, arts, and letters
XIV. Orientalism
XV. The social background
XVI. Religion in the last two centuries
XVII. Philosophy in the last two centuries. Poseidōnios, Cicero, and Lucraetius
XVIII. Mathematics in the last two centuries
XIX. Astronomy in the last two centuries. Hipparchos of Nicaia
XX. Physics and technology in the last two centuries. Ctēsibios, Philōn of Byzantion, Vitruvius
XXI. Natural history (chiefly agriculture)
XXII. Medicine in the last two centuries
XXIII. Geography in the last two centuries. Cratēs and Strabōn
XXIV. Knowledge of the past in the last two centuries
XXV. Literature
XXVI. Philology in the last two centuries
XXVII. Art in the last two centuries
XXVIII. Orientalism in the last two centuries
XIX. Conclusion

Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries B.C.

by: Sarton, G.

• ISBN-13: 9780486277400 / 978-0-486-27740-0
• ISBN-03: 0486277402 / 0-486-27740-2
• Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1993

Price: 39,00 EURO

1 copy in stock