Science in the Ancient World: An Encyclopedia

by Russell M. Lawson

Book Overview

The first A-Z resource to catalog the achievements and legacy of more than four millennia of scientific thought in the ancient world of the Mediterranean and the Near East, providing a complete overview of the physical, chemical, life, medical, and social sciences of the classical world.

Many are familiar with such wonders as steam power and the discovery that the planets revolve around the Sun. The fact that such phenomena were known...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851095349
• ISBN13: 9781851095346
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.3" x 10.4"