Eureka - the birth of science

Zusatztext "An excellent summary of why modern science should thanks these pioneers...5 out of 5" Focus "Somehow everyone from Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes and Pythagorus to Democritus, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and Archimedes has been crammed into this readable, pocket-sized primer." New Scientist Informationen zum Autor Andrew Gregory is a young writer on science who also teaches in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at University College, London. He is the author of Harvey's Heart: The Discovery of Blood Circulation and Plato's Philosophy of Science. Zusammenfassung Science began with the Greeks. Medicine, anatomy, astronomy, mathematics and cosmology were all invented in their world. Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, Archimedes and Hippocrates were amongst its stars, master architects all of the modern as well as the ancient.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Gregory
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2003
• EAN: 9781840463743
• ISBN: 978-1-84046-374-3
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); ANF:Science, Science & Mathematics: Textbooks & Study Guides