The flame of Miletus : the birth of science in ancient Greece (and how it changed the world) /
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Author / Creator: | Freely, John. |
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Imprint: | London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012. |
Description: | ix, 238 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8923668 |
ISBN: | 9781780760513 (hbk.) 1780760515 (hbk.) |
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-235) and index. |
Summary: | Miletus - one of the wealthiest and most important towns in ancient Greece - spawned the great traditions of Greek science and philosophy, setting in motion a chain of knowledge that would change the world forever. This book explains the extraordinary development of Greek science and its subsequent diffusion to the wider world-- |
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