The Cambridge History of Science

by Lindberg, David C.; Shank, Michael H.

• ISBN13: 9780521594486
• ISBN10: 0521594480
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-10-31
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

This volume in the highly respected Cambridge History of Science series is devoted to the history of science in the Middle Ages from the North Atlantic to the Indus Valley. Medieval science was once universally dismissed as non-existent - and sometimes it still is. This volume reveals the diversity of goals, contexts, and accomplishments in the study of nature during the Middle Ages. Organized by topic and culture, its essays by distinguished scholars offer the most comprehensive and up-to-date history of medieval science currently available. Intended to provide a balanced and inclusive treatment of the medieval world, contributors consider scientific learning and advancement in the cultures associated with the Arabic, Greek, Latin, and Hebrew languages. Scientists, historians, and other curious readers will all gain a new appreciation for the study of nature during an era that is often misunderstood.

Table of Contents

General editors' preface

Introduction

Islamic culture and the natural sciences

Islamic mathematics

The mixed mathematical sciences: optics and mechanics in the Islamic Middle Ages

Islamic astronomy

Medicine in medieval Islam

Science in the Jewish communities

Science in the Byzantine Empire

Schools and universities in medieval Latin science

The organization of knowledge: disciplines and practices

Science and the medieval church

Natural knowledge in the early middle ages

Cosmology, astronomy, and mathematics

Early medieval medicine and natural science

Translation and transmission of Greek and Islamic science to Latin Christendom

The twelfth-century renaissance

Medieval alchemy

Change and motion

Cosmology

Astronomy and astrology

The science of light and color, seeing, and knowing

Mathematics

Logic

Geography

Natural history from the twelfth through the fifteenth centuries

Anatomy, physiology, and medical theory

Medical practice

Technology and science

Conclusion

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