Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries B.C.

Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries B.C.
Title Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries B.C. PDF eBook
Author George Sarton
Publisher Courier Corporation
Pages 593
Release 1993-01-01
Genre Science
ISBN 0486277402

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Noted scholar's brilliant recapitulation of an especially fertile period for Greek astronomy, physics, mathematics, other sciences. Also illuminating discussions of art, religion, literature, more. "A wonderful book." ? Scientific American.

Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries B.C.

Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries B.C.
Title Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries B.C. PDF eBook
Author George Alfred Leon Sarton
Publisher
Pages 5
Release 1952
Genre Science, Ancient
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A History of Science: Hellenistic science and culture in the last three centuries B.C

A History of Science: Hellenistic science and culture in the last three centuries B.C
Title A History of Science: Hellenistic science and culture in the last three centuries B.C PDF eBook
Author George Sarton
Publisher
Pages 588
Release 1952
Genre Civilization, Ancient
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Ancient Science Through the Golden Age of Greece

Ancient Science Through the Golden Age of Greece
Title Ancient Science Through the Golden Age of Greece PDF eBook
Author George Sarton
Publisher Courier Corporation
Pages 690
Release 2012-10-16
Genre Science
ISBN 0486144984

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Remarkably readable, thoroughly documented, and well illustrated, this fascinating book by an eminent science historian covers problems of mathematics, astronomy, physics, and biology.

A Master of Science History

A Master of Science History
Title A Master of Science History PDF eBook
Author Jed Z. Buchwald
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 434
Release 2012-01-05
Genre Education
ISBN 9400726260

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New essays in science history ranging across the entire field and related in most instance to the works of Charles Gillispie, one of the field's founders.

Biology, History, and Natural Philosophy

Biology, History, and Natural Philosophy
Title Biology, History, and Natural Philosophy PDF eBook
Author A. D. Breck
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 360
Release 2012-12-06
Genre Science
ISBN 146841965X

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In a world that peers over the brink of disaster more often than not it is difficul t to find specific assignments for the scholarly community. One speaks of peace and brotherhood only to realize that for many the only real hope of making a contribution may seem to be in a field of scientific specialization seemingly irrelevant to social causes and problems. Yet the history of man since the beginnings of science in the days of the Greeks does not support this gloomy thesis. Time and again we have seen science precipitate social trends or changes in the humanistic beliefs that have a significant effect on. the scientific community. Not infrequently the theoretical scientist, triggered by society's changing goals and understandings, finds ultimate satisfaction in the work of his colleagues in engineering and the other applied fields. Thus the major debate in mid-nineteenth century in which the evidence of natural history and geology at variance with the Biblical feats provided not only courage to a timid Darwin but the kind of audience that was needed to fit his theories into the broad public dialogue on these topics. The impact of "Darwinism" was felt far beyond the scientific community. It affected social thought, upset religious certainties and greatly affected the teaching of science.

Beyond the Ruling Class

Beyond the Ruling Class
Title Beyond the Ruling Class PDF eBook
Author Suzanne Keller
Publisher Routledge
Pages 553
Release 2017-07-28
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1351289187

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Influential minorities have existed in some form in all human societies. Throughout history, such elites have evoked varied responses--respeet. hos-tility, fear. envy, imitation, but never indifference. While certain elite groups have been of only passing historical importance, strategic elites, whose mem-bers are national and international leaders, today are ultimately responsible for the realization of social goals and for the continuity of the social order in a swiftly changing world. This volume, which first appeared in 1963, markeda major advance in our theoretical understanding of these elites, why they are needed, how they operate, and what effect they have on society. Drawing upon the work of such classical writers as Saint-Simon. Marx. Durkheim. Mosca. Pareto. and Michels, and such modern scholars as Mann-heim. Lasswell, Aron. Mills, and Parsons, the author presents a challenging theory of elites that provides the framework for her examination of their co-existence, their social origins, and their rise and decline. The elites discussed here include political, diplomatic, economic, and military, as well as scientific, cultural, and religious ones. Systematically, the author surveys available em-pirical data concerning American society, and selected materials on Great Brit-ain. Germany, the Soviet Union, and the developing nations of Asia and Africa. Written with clarity and distinction. Beyond the Ruling Class remains a thorough and provocative treatment, rich in empirical insights, of a subject that will compel the attention of political scientists, sociologists, and historians concerned with themes of power, influence, and leadership in national and international life. Her new introduction to Beyond the Ruling Class is at once an appraisal of the current status of elite studies and a careful self-evaluation of her efforts.