| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 289 pages) : illustration, map |
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History of science and medicine library ; volume 53 |
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Knowledge infrastructure and knowledge economy ; volume 5 |
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History of science and medicine library ; v. 53.
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History of science and medicine library. Knowledge infrastructure and knowledge economy ; v. 5.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. The descent of theory -- 2. Philosophical implications of connective histories of sciences -- 3. Kuhn, Nisbett, thought experiments, and the Needham question -- 4. Anthropocosmic processes in the anthropocene: revisiting quantum mechanics vs. Chinese cosmology comparison -- 5. Ibn al-Haytham and the experimental method -- 6. Averroes and the development of a late medieval mechanical philosophy -- 7. Barbarous algebra, inferred axioms: Indic rhytms and enchoes in the rise of Western exact science -- 8. The transfer of geographic knowledge of Afro-Eurasia in the "Bright" middle ages: cases of late medieval European maps of the world -- 9. Jamu: the indigenous medical arts of the Indonesian archipelago -- 10. From zero to infinity: the Indian legacy of the bright dark ages -- 11. The Needham quesion and Southeast Asia: comparative and connective perspectives -- 12. Rethinking the Needham question: Why should Islamic civilization give rise to the scientific revolution? -- 13. The greatest mistake: teleology, anthropomorphism, the rise of the science -- 14. Rescuing science from civilization: on Joseph Needham's "Asiatic mode of (knowledge) production." |
| Summary |
The European 'dark ages' in the millennium 500 to 1500 CE was a bright age of brilliant scientific achievements in China, India and the Middle East. The contributors to this volume address its implications for comparative and connective science studies.-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Science, Medieval.
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Middle Ages.
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Science -- Asia -- History -- To 1500
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Science -- China -- History -- To 1500
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Science -- India -- History -- To 1500
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Science -- Islamic countries -- History -- To 1500
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Medicine -- History.
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History of Medicine
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Science -- history
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history of medicine.
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SCIENCE -- History.
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Medicine
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Middle Ages
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Science
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Science, Medieval
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Asia
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China
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India
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Islamic countries
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Balasubramaniam, Arun, editor
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Duara, Prasenjit, editor.
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| LC no. |
2016002172 |
| ISBN |
9789004264199 |
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9004264191 |
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