Author: Lucius Annaeus SenecaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comets
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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Physical Science in the Time of Nero
Author: Lucius Annaeus SenecaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comets
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
PHYSICAL SCIENCE IN THE TIME OF NERO
Author: JOHN. CLARKEPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033754672
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Physical Science in the Time of Nero [Microform]
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Author: Lucius Annaeus SenecaPublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781290317979
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
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Physical Science in the Time of Nero
Author: John ClarkePublisher:
ISBN: 9781330711576
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Excerpt from Physical Science in the Time of Nero: Being a Translation of the Quaestiones Naturales of Seneca This book is intended primarily for English readers, to most of whom it will probably be at least new. Thomas Lodge, the well-known dramatist, published in 1614 a translation of the whole of Seneca's prose works (except the Apocolocyntosis), but no English editor or commentator seems to have turned his attention to the Quaestiones Naturales, either before or since. Lodge's translation, a folio volume of nearly a thousand pages, was probably very good for its day, but is now out of date. The Introduction is designed to give a setting to the translation, and to answer a few of the questions that would naturally occur to the mind of an intelligent reader who was not a classical scholar. In the Index also some details are included that may be helpful to those who have neither time nor opportunity for hunting up historical and other allusions in books of reference. The object has been to make the volume self-interpreting, though it may be that the course has not always been judiciously steered between too little and too much. The Quaestiones Naturales must be regarded as occupying historically an important position. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Physical Science in the Time of Nero
Author: Lucius Annaeus SenecaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comets
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Physical Science in the Time of Nero
Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Philosophus)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Science in the Ancient World
Author: Russell M. LawsonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 185109539X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
The first A–Z resource to catalog the achievements and legacy of more than four millennia of scientific thought in the ancient world of the Mediterranean and the Near East, providing a complete overview of the physical, chemical, life, medical, and social sciences of the classical world. Many are familiar with such wonders as steam power and the discovery that the planets revolve around the Sun. The fact that such phenomena were known to the ancient Greeks more than 2,000 years ago is less well known. Now, Science in the Ancient World fills this gap by covering all the major scientific developments during 4,000 years of ancient history. Over 200 A–Z entries explore the origins of science, from astronomy and mathematics to medicine and chemistry. Giants like Aristotle and Plato are examined, together with more obscure figures like Nearchus, explorer of the Indian Ocean, and Hero, discoverer of steam power. Emphasis is placed on the diversity of ancient science, from the achievements of the Mesopotamians to the science of the Romans. The philosophies behind ancient science are explored, from the Epicurean pursuit of happiness to the asceticism of the Stoics. This comprehensive survey brings to the modern reader a long lost age of scientific discovery.
Science and Civilisation in China
Author: Joseph NeedhamPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521210287
Category : Alchemy
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
International Catalogue of Scientific Literature
Author: Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 5, Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Physiological Alchemy
Author: Joseph NeedhamPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521085748
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
The fifth volume of Dr Needham's immense undertaking, like the fourth, is subdivided into parts for ease of assimilation and presentation, each part bound and published separately. The volume as a whole covers the subjects of alchemy, early chemistry, and chemical technology (which includes military invention, especially gunpowder and rockets; paper and printing; textiles; mining and metallurgy; the salt industry; and ceramics).