History of Science in Antiquity

ID : 
ΕΛ
Semester : 
6
Track: 
Free Electives

DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY & HISTORY OF SCIENCE

HISTORY OF SCIENCE IN ANTIQUITY (6th semester )   4 ECTS     

Instructor: A. Tympas

 

The course explores some major themes in mathematics, astronomy, and natural science that were developed in ancient civilizations, with emphasis in ancient Greece. Among the covered topics are those indicated in the following list: Mathematics and astronomy in Egypt; mathematics and astronomy in Mesopotamia; the panorama of Greek mathematics; the emergence of the concept of the mathematical proof; Greek astronomy; ancient cosmologies and the theory of motion; the commentating tradition and the sciences in the period of Late Antiquity.

 

Book [33154676]: Early Greek Science, G.E.R. Lloyd Details

Book [19971]: The Beginnings of Western Science, 600 B.C. to A.D. 1450, David C. Lindberg Details