The Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists: The Greek Tradition and Its Many Heirs

Paul T. Keyser, Georgia L. Irby-Massie0415340209, 0203462734, 9780415340205, 9780203462737

The Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists is the first comprehensive English language work to provide a survey of all ancient natural science, from its beginnings through the end of Late Antiquity. A team of over 100 of the world’s experts in the field have compiled this Encyclopedia, including entries which are not mentioned in any other reference work – resulting in a unique and hugely ambitious resource which will prove indispensable for anyone seeking the details of the history of ancient science.

Additional features include a Glossary, Gazetteer, and Time-Line. The Glossary explains many Greek (or Latin) terms difficult to translate, whilst the Gazetteer describes the many locales from which scientists came. The Time-Line shows the rapid rise in the practice of science in the 5th century BCE and rapid decline after Hadrian, due to the centralization of Roman power, with consequent loss of a context within which science could flourish.

---

Table of contents :
BOOK COVER……Page 1
TITLE……Page 4
COPYRIGHT……Page 5
CONTENTS……Page 8
ILLUSTRATIONS……Page 10
INTRODUCTION……Page 12
NOTE TO USERS……Page 38
A……Page 40
B……Page 196
C……Page 212
D……Page 233
E……Page 291
F……Page 338
G……Page 345
H……Page 365
I……Page 440
K……Page 471
L……Page 511
M……Page 528
N……Page 578
O……Page 597
P……Page 613
Q……Page 727
R……Page 729
S……Page 733
T……Page 783
U……Page 832
V……Page 833
W……Page 845
X……Page 846
Y……Page 853
Z……Page 854
GAZETTEER……Page 866
GLOSSARY……Page 922
TIME-LINE……Page 948
TOPICS……Page 1002
INDICES……Page 1032
INDEX OF PLANTS……Page 1050