A companion to science, technology, and medicine in ancient Greece and Rome. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Georgia L. Irby.
• Editors: Irby-Massie, Georgia L (Georgia Lynette), 1965-
• Contents: Volume I Contributor Biographies xi Abbreviations xix List of Figures and Maps xxiii Introduction 1 Part I Physics and Cosmogony 11 1 The Creation and Destruction of the World 13; Andrew D. Gregory 2 Matter 29; Daniel W. Graham 3 Motion and Energy 43; Jean De Groot 4 Nature and the Divine 60; Svetla Slaveva-Griffin Part II The Mathematical Sciences 77 5 Mathematics 79; Reviel Netz 6 Astronomy 96; Andrew D. . Gregory 7 Astrology 114; Kocku von Stuckrad 8 Ancient Optics: Theories and Problems of Vision 130; Philip Thibodeau 9 Hydrostatics and Pneumatics in Antiquity 145; Matteo Valleriani 10 The Science of Harmonics and Music Theory in Ancient Greece 16; Sophie Gibson Part III E arth Sciences 179 11 Hydrology: Ocean, Rivers, and Other Waterways 181; Georgia L. Irby 12 Classical Geology and the Mines of the Greeks and Romans 197; Paul T. Craddock 13 Greco-Egyptian and Byzantine Alchemy 217; Matteo Martelli 14 Meteorology 232; Liba Taub 15 Geography 247; Duane W. Roller Part IV L ife Sciences 263 16 Greek and Roman Botany 26; M. Eleanor Irwin 17 Zoology 281; Tiberiu Popa 18 "Ecology" in the ancient Mediterranean 296; Georgia L. . Irby, Robin McCall, and Anita Radini 19 The Failure of Evolutionary Thinking in Antiquity 313; Devin Henry 20 Embryology 329; James Wilberding Part V Healing and the Human Body 343 21 Anatomy and Physiology 345; Julius Rocca 22 Gynecology 360; Lauren Caldwell 23 Surgery 371; Frédéric Le Blay ; Translated by Todd Black 24 Physicians and "Schools" 386; Molly Jones-Lewis 25 Pharmacy 402; Molly Jones-Lewis 26 Magic, Curses, and Healing 418; Andrew D. . Gregory 27 Healing Shrines 434; Georgia Petridou 28 Regimen and Athletic Training 450; Jason König 29 Epidemiology and Pathology 465; Efthymia Nikita, Anna Lagia, and Sevi Triantaphyllou 30 Psychology and Physiognomics 483; Arnaud Zucker 31 Anthropology: Knowledge of Man 500; Gordon Campbell VOLUME II Abbreviations xi List of Figures and Maps xv Part VI Food Sciences 517 32 Greek and Roman Agriculture 519; Philip Thibodeau 33 Animal Husbandry 533; Kenneth F. Kitchell Jr. 34 Oil and Wine Production 550; Rafael Frankel 35 Cooking and Baking Technology 570; John Paulas 36 Food Storage Technology 587; Robert I. Curtis 37 Culinary and Medicinal Uses of Wine and Olive Oil 605; John F. Donahue 38 Nutrition 618; John F. . Donahue Part VII T echnology of Human Life 633 39 Greek Public and Religious Architecture 635; John R. Senseney 40 Greek Domestic Architecture 656; Bradley A. Ault 41 Greek Interior Decoration: Materials and Technology in the Art of Cosmesis and Display 672; Hariclia Brecoulaki 42 Roman Monumental and Public Architecture 693; Duane W. Roller 43 Roman Domestic Architecture 711; Nathalie de Haan 44 Roman Interior Design 730; Sarah Lepinski 45 Textile Technology 747; Ellen Harlizius-Klück 46 Urban Infrastructure in the Roman World 768; Klaus Grewe ; Translated by Johanna K. Sandrock 47 Siegeworks and Fortifications 784; Raffaele D'Amato 48 Arms and Weapons 801; Raffaele D'Amato Part VIII Travel 817 49 Greek and Roman Cartography 819; Georgia L. . Irby 50 Land Transport and Vehicles 836; Georges Raepsaet 51 Navigation and the Art of Sailing 854; Georgia L. Irby 52 Ships and Boats 870; Julian Whitewright Part IX Telling Time 889 53 Greek Calendars 891; Laura Gawlinski 54 Roman Calendars 906; Robert Hannah 55 Time-Telling Devices 923; Robert Hannah Part X Synthesis and Response 941 56 The Crossroads of Hellenistic and Sanskrit Science 943; Tejas S. . Aralere 57 Roman Responses to Greek Science and Scholarship as a Cultural and Political Phenomenon 958; Thorsten Fögen 58 Scientific Encyclopedias 973; Katerina Oikonomopoulou 59 Translation and Transmission of Ancient Scientific Texts 988; Sonja Brentjes 60 The Reception of Greco-Roman Science in the Renaissance: Assimilation(s), Transformation(s), Rejection, Hybridization 1009; Roberto Lo Presti Appendix: Major Writers And Thinkers 1023 General Index 1029 Index of Authors, Thinkers, and Primary Sources 1049 Index of Toponyms 1061 .
• Publisher Details: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 509.38; Science, Ancient; Science -- Greece -- History; Science -- Rome -- History; Technology -- Greece -- History; Technology -- Rome -- History; Medicine, Greek and Roman
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781118373040
• Related ISBNs: 9781118372678
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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