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a| Montgomery, Scott L.,
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a| A history of science in world cultures :
b| voices of knowledge /
c| Scott L. Montgomery and Alok Kumar.
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a| Abingdon, Oxon ;
a| New York, NY :
b| Routledge,
c| 2016.
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c| ©2016
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a| xiii, 349 pages :
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c| 24 cm.
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a| Includes bibliographical references and index.
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a| To understand modern science, it is essential to recognize that many of the most fundamental scientific principles are drawn from the knowledge of ancient civilizations. Taking a global yet comprehensive approach to this complex topic, A History of Science in World Cultures uses a broad range of case studies and examples to demonstrate that the scientific thought and method of the present day is deeply rooted in a pluricultural past. Covering ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, Greece, China, Islam, and the New World, this volume discusses the scope of scientific and technological achievements in each civilization and how the knowledge it developed came to impact the European Renaissance. Themes covered include the influence these scientific cultures had upon one another, the power of writing and its technologies, visions of mathematical order in the universe and how it can be represented, and what elements of the distant scientific past we continue to depend upon today. Topics often left unexamined in histories of science are treated in fascinating detail, such as the chemistry of mummification and the Great Library in Alexandria in Egypt, jewellery and urban planning of the Indus Valley, hydraulic engineering and the compass in China, the sustainable agriculture and dental surgery of the Mayas, and algebra and optics in Islam
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a| Science and civilization
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a| Kumar, Alok,
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