The flame of Miletus : the birth of science in ancient Greece and how it changed the world / John Freely.
Pubblicazione:
London : I.B. Tauris, 2018.
Descrizione fisica:
IX, 238 p. ; 23 cm
Contiene:
Indice: List of illustrations. Preface. Map. 1. Ionian enlightenment 2. Harmony and logos 3. The one and the atom 4. The school of Hellas 5. The grove of Apollo 6. Aristotle's successors 7. The geometrization of nature 8. Measuring Heaven and Earth 9. Moving the world 10. Mathematics, astronomy and geography 11. Ingenious devices 12. The art of healing 13. Spheres within spheres 14. Classical twilight 15. From Byzantium and Islam to Western Europe 16. The Renaissance: Byzantium to Italy 17. The scientific revolution: Greek science reborn 18. Eureka! Greek science rediscovered. Notes. Bibliography. Index
