Early Greek Science - Thales to Aristotle

This study traces Greek science through the work of the Pythagoreans, the Presocratic natural philosophers, the Hippocratic writers, Plato, the fourth-century B.C. astronomers, and Aristotle. G. E. R. Lloyd also investigates the relationships between science and philosophy and science and medicine; he discusses the social and economic setting of early Greek science; and he analyzes the motives and incentives of the different groups of writers.

Product details

• Authors: G E R Lloyd, G. E. R. Lloyd
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.1974
• EAN: 9780393005837
• ISBN: 978-0-393-00583-7
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 197 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 177 g
• Series: Ancient Culture and Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)