A. Bala
Palgrave Macmillan US
e druk, 2007
9781403974686
The Dialogue of Civilizations in the Birth of Modern Science
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan US |
e druk, 2007
ISBN13: 9781403974686
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Arun Bala challenges Eurocentric conceptions of history by showing how Chinese, Indian, Arabic, and ancient Egyptian ideas in philosophy, mathematics, cosmology and physics played an indispensable role in making possible the birth of modern science.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781403974686
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US
Hoofdrubriek:Wetenschap en techniek, Mens en maatschappij
Inhoudsopgave
Preface Introduction Why Did Modern Science Not Develop in Civilization X? The Eurocentric History of Science Multicultural Histories of Science Towards a Thematic Approach to Multicultural History What Made the Renaissance in Europe? The Narrow Copernican Revolution The Alhazen Optical Revolution The Modern Atomic Revolution Integrating Hellenic and Indian Traditions Universal Mathematical Laws in a Mechanical Universe Fusing Solar and Stellar Cosmologies The Wider Copernican Revolution Contrasting Competitive Plausibility Bibliography Name Index Subject Index