0415340209.Routledge.The.Biographical.Encyclopedia.of.Ancient.Natural.Sciences.Jan.2009.pdf

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANCIENT

NATURAL SCIENTISTS

rst comprehensive English-language work

to provide a survey of ancient natural science, from its beginnings through to the end of

late antiquity. A team of over 100 of the world’s experts in the

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eld have compiled this

Encyclopedia , including entries which are not mentioned in any other reference work –

resulting in a unique and hugely ambitious resource which will prove indispensable for

anyone seeking the details of the history of ancient science.

Additional features include a Glossary, Gazetteer , and Time-Line . The Glossary explains many

Greek (or Latin) terms di

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cult to translate, whilst the Gazetteer describes the many locales

from which scientists came. The Time-Line shows the rapid rise in the practice of science in

the 5th century

and rapid decline after Hadrian, due to the centralization of Roman

power, with consequent loss of a context within which science could

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ourish.

Paul T. Keyser ’s publications include work on gravitational physics, computer science,

stylometry, Greek tragedy, and ancient science. Formerly a teacher of Classics, he is cur-

rently crafting Java for IBM’s Watson Research Center.

Georgia L. Irby-Massie is Assistant Professor at the College of William and Mary. Her

research investigates re

The Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists is the

ections of science in literature and society, and includes publications

on astrology, geography, natural philosophy in tragedy, and women scientists.

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THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF

ANCIENT NATURAL

SCIENTISTS

The Greek tradition and its many heirs

Edited by Paul T. Keyser and Georgia L. Irby-Massie

First published 2008

by Routledge

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