From Hesiod to Saussure, From Hippocrates to Jevons: When Science Spoke Latin (2024)
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- Synopsis
- This book is the second of a three-volume set introducing the history of scientific thought (including social and human science) and covers the Latin Middle Ages, the Renaissance period, and the 17th century. Combining general descriptions with extensive excerpts from original sources in English translation, it concentrates on ways of thinking and actual argumentation and not just on results and mistakes; questions of validity are primarily dealt with in the perspective of the time of the writing, not on that of the 21st century. The work is of great interest to historians of science and culture, students as well as seasoned workers – but also for amateurs willing to invest the necessary serious efforts.
- Copyright:
- 2024
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9783031515101
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783031515095
- Publisher:
- Springer Nature Switzerland
- Date of Addition:
- 07/01/24
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- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Science, Social Studies, Philosophy
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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