{"product_id":"a-companion-to-science-technology-and-medicine-in-ancient-greece-and-rome-blackwell-companions-to-the-ancient-world-2-volume-set-9781118372678","title":"A Companion to Science Technology and Medicine in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Companion to Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome brings a fresh perspective to the study of these disciplines in the ancient world, with 60 chapters examining these topics from a variety of critical and technical perspectives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributor Biographies xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Maps xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Physics and Cosmogony 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Creation and Destruction of the World 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew D. Gregory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Matter 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel W. Graham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Motion and Energy 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean De Groot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Nature and the Divine 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSvetla Slaveva-Griffin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Mathematical Sciences 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Mathematics 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReviel Netz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Astronomy 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew D. Gregory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Astrology 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKocku von Stuckrad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Ancient Optics: Theories and Problems of Vision 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Thibodeau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Hydrostatics and Pneumatics in Antiquity 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatteo Valleriani\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Science of Harmonics and Music Theory in Ancient Greece 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSophie Gibson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III E arth Sciences 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Hydrology: Ocean, Rivers, and Other Waterways 181\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorgia L. Irby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Classical Geology and the Mines of the Greeks and Romans 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul T. Craddock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Greco-Egyptian and Byzantine Alchemy 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatteo Martelli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Meteorology 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiba Taub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Geography 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuane W. Roller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV L ife Sciences 263\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Greek and Roman Botany 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eM. Eleanor Irwin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Zoology 281\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiberiu Popa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 \"Ecology\" in the ancient Mediterranean 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorgia L. Irby, Robin McCall, and Anita Radini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Failure of Evolutionary Thinking in Antiquity 313\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDevin Henry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Embryology 329\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Wilberding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Healing and the Human Body 343\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Anatomy and Physiology 345\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulius Rocca\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Gynecology 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLauren Caldwell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Surgery 371\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrédéric Le Blay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Todd Black\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Physicians and \"Schools\" 386\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMolly Jones-Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Pharmacy 402\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMolly Jones-Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Magic, Curses, and Healing 418\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew D. Gregory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Healing Shrines 434\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorgia Petridou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Regimen and Athletic Training 450\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJason König\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Epidemiology and Pathology 465\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEfthymia Nikita, Anna Lagia, and Sevi Triantaphyllou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Psychology and Physiognomics 483\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArnaud Zucker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Anthropology: Knowledge of Man 500\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGordon Campbell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVOLUME II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Maps xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Food Sciences 517\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Greek and Roman Agriculture 519\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Thibodeau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Animal Husbandry 533\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKenneth F. Kitchell Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Oil and Wine Production 550\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRafael Frankel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Cooking and Baking Technology 570\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Paulas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Food Storage Technology 587\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert I. Curtis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Culinary and Medicinal Uses of Wine and Olive Oil 605\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn F. Donahue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Nutrition 618\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn F. Donahue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII T echnology of Human Life 633\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Greek Public and Religious Architecture 635\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn R. Senseney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Greek Domestic Architecture 656\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBradley A. Ault\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Greek Interior Decoration: Materials and Technology in the Art of Cosmesis and Display 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHariclia Brecoulaki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Roman Monumental and Public Architecture 693\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuane W. Roller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Roman Domestic Architecture 711\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNathalie de Haan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Roman Interior Design 730\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Lepinski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Textile Technology 747\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEllen Harlizius-Klück\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Urban Infrastructure in the Roman World 768\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKlaus Grewe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Johanna K. Sandrock\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Siegeworks and Fortifications 784\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaffaele D'Amato\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 Arms and Weapons 801\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaffaele D'Amato\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII Travel 817\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 Greek and Roman Cartography 819\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorgia L. Irby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 Land Transport and Vehicles 836\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorges Raepsaet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51 Navigation and the Art of Sailing 854\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorgia L. Irby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 Ships and Boats 870\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulian Whitewright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IX Telling Time 889\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53 Greek Calendars 891\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Gawlinski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 Roman Calendars 906\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Hannah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 Time-Telling Devices 923\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Hannah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart X Synthesis and Response 941\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56 The Crossroads of Hellenistic and Sanskrit Science 943\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTejas S. Aralere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57 Roman Responses to Greek Science and Scholarship as a Cultural and Political Phenomenon 958\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThorsten Fögen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 Scientific Encyclopedias 973\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaterina Oikonomopoulou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59 Translation and Transmission of Ancient Scientific Texts 988\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSonja Brentjes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60 The Reception of Greco-Roman Science in the Renaissance: Assimilation(s), Transformation(s), Rejection, Hybridization 1009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoberto Lo Presti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Major Writers And Thinkers 1023\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Index 1029\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Authors, Thinkers, and Primary Sources 1049\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Toponyms 1061\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406861115735,"sku":"9781118372678","price":308.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118372678.jpg?v=1730497366","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-companion-to-science-technology-and-medicine-in-ancient-greece-and-rome-blackwell-companions-to-the-ancient-world-2-volume-set-9781118372678","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}