Publication series :1
Author: Sylla Edith;Newman William R.
Publisher: Brill
Publication year: 2009
E-ISBN: 9789047441137
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789004178786
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9789004178786
Subject: N09 History
Language: ENG
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Description
Containing sixteen essays and a substantial introduction by noted historians of premodern science, this book provides a fresh look at divergent yet complementary traditions of interpreting the natural world, ranging from Greek mechanics to early modern Chinese theories of dragons.
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