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9780275989361: Technology and Science in Ancient Civilizations (Praeger Series on the Ancient World)
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ISBN 10: 0275989364 ISBN 13: 9780275989361
Editorial: Praeger, 2009

Sinopsis

Why did the Greeks excel in geometry, but lag begin the Mesopotamians in arithmetic? How were the great pyramids of Egypt and the Han tombs in China constructed? What did the complex system of canals and dykes in the Tigris and Euphrates river valley have to do with the deforestation of Lebanon's famed cedar forests? This work presents a cross-cultural comparison of the ways in which the ancients learned about and preserved their knowledge of the natural world, and the ways in which they developed technologies that enabled them to adapt to and shape their surroundings. Covering the major ancient civilizations - those of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, Greece, the Indus Valley, and Meso-America - Olson explores how language and numbering systems influenced the social structure, how seemingly beneficial construction projects affected a civilization's rise or decline, how religion and magic shaped both medicine and agriculture, and how trade and the resulting cultural interactions transformed the making of both everyday household items and items intended as art. Along the way, Olson delves into how scientific knowledge and its technological applications changed the daily lives of the ancients.

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RICHARD G. OLSON is Professor of History and Willard W. Keith Fellow in the Humanities at Harvey Mudd College. His work has focused on the interrelationships between the natural sciences and other cultural domains, including moral philosophy, the social sciences, political ideology, and religion. His publications include Science Deified and Science Defied (vol. 1, 1982, vol. 2, 1990) and The Emergence of the Social Sciences, 1642-1792 (1993).

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Editorial
Praeger
Año de publicación
2009
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0275989364
ISBN 13 
9780275989361
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
276
Editor
Olson Richard
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