Lost discoveries
Subtitle: the ancient roots of modern science-- from the Babylonians to the Maya
By: Dick Teresi
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 453
ISBN-13: 9780684837185; 9780965490535
Copyright date: 2002
Subjects: Natuurwetenschappen; Science; Histoire; Sciences anciennes; Naturwissenschaften; Sciences; Ontdekkingen; Ancient Science; Wissenschaft; Vor- und Frühgeschichte; Technologie; History
Description: This book, an innovative history of science, explores the scientific breakthroughs from peoples of the ancient world--Babylonians, Egyptians, Indians, Africans, New World and Oceanic tribes, among others--and the non-European medieval world. They left an enormous heritage in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, cosmology, physics, geology, chemistry, and technology. The first comprehensive, authoritative, popularly written, multicultural history of science, Lost discoveries fills a crucial gap in the history of science.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-430) and index.
Table of contents: title: A history of science : rediscovered; title: Mathematics : the language of science; title: Astronomy : sky watchers and more; title: Cosmology : that old-time religion; title: Physics : particles, voids, and fields; title: Geology : stories of earth itself; title: Chemistry : alchemy and beyond; title: Technology : machines as a measure of man