Mathematics and Physical Science in Classical Antiquity

Mathematics and Physical Science in Classical Antiquity

by J. L. Heiberg

eBook Details:

Publisher: Oxford University Press 1922
Number of pages: 115

eBook Description:
The volume gives a general survey of the science of Classical Antiquity, laying however special stress on the mathematical and physical aspects. Topics: Ionian Natural Philosophy; The Pythagoreans; Medicine in the Fifth Century – Hippocrates; Mathematics in the Fifth Century; Plato – The Academy; Aristotle – The Lyceum; The Alexandrians; The Epigoni; The Romans; Greek Scientific Literature of the Empire; Byzantium.

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