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. Medieval science was once universally dismissed as non-existent
| Title | : | The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 2, Medieval Science |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.54 (141 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521594480 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 698Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Medieval science was once universally dismissed as non-existent - and sometimes it still is. 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. Scientists, historians, and other curious readers will all gain a new appreciation for the study of nature during an era that is often misunderstood.. 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
He and Ronald L. Numbers, of Wrestling with Nature: From Omens to Science (2011); and the author of numerous articles in edited collections and scholarly journals. He has written or edited a dozen books on topics in the history of medieval and early modern science, including The Beginnings of Western Science (1992). David C. Shank is Professor of the History of Science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. . Lindberg is Hilldale Professor Emeritus of the History of Science and past director of the Institute for Research in the HumanitiesFirst, a disclaimer. We meet well-known people like Heisenberg, Hubble, and Schrodinger and lesser-known but important men, like Milton Humason, and the occasional woman, like Henrietta Leavitt, who did major work with the Magellanic Cloud. Neither this nor other themes were developed. This is the only Autobiography Albert Einstein ever wrote. But as a biography of one of the world's greatest physicists--with a valuable premise that even a genius like Einstein could unintentionally limit his own insights and imagination by being unaware of his own biases and preconceived ideas--I feel it is very successful and thought-provoking. "What happened was they had unconsciously 'swallowed' part of one another's soul." Hmmmn. For example, Hayman seems to believe (and clearly implies) that Jung was sexist and more than a bit insensitive towards women, even to the point of saying that for Jung women were "useful but expendable." However, I found no evidence of this, since the few close relationships he had with women lasted for years and, it seems to me, they were clearly mutually beneficial. There are great storage ideas, especially for the kitchen and living areas, which require design and construction. Too bLindberg is Hilldale Professor Emeritus of the History of Science and past director of the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. A Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Science, he has been a recipient of the Sarton Medal of the History of Science Society, of which he is also past president (1994-5).Michael H. About the Author David C. . He has written or edited a dozen books on topics in the history of medieval and early modern science, including The Beginnings of Western Science (1992). Shank is Professor of the History of Science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He and Ronald L. Numbers, of Wrestling with Nature: From Omens to Science (2011); and the author of numerous articles in edited collections and scholarly journals. Numbers have previously coedited God and Nature: Historical Essays on the Encounter between Christianity and Science (1986) and Whe
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