Science and Technology in World History Volume 1

<p> Science is a living organic activity the meaning and understanding of which have evolved incrementally over human history. This book the first in a roughly chronological series explores the development of the methodology and major ideas of science in historical context from ancient times to the decline of classical civilizations around 300 A.D. It includes details specific to the histories of specialized sciences including astronomy medicine and physics--along with Roman engineering and Greek philosophy. It closely describes the contributions of such individuals as Pythagoras Hippocrates Socrates Plato Aristotle Alexander the Great Euclid Archimedes Ptolemy Seneca Pliny the Elder and Galen.</p>