David C. Lindberg, Michael H. Shank

Broschiertes Buch

The Cambridge History of Science

Beschreibung

This volume in the highly respected Cambridge History of Science series is devoted to the history of science in the Middle Ages. Organized by topic and culture, its essays are written by a group of distinguished scholars and offer the most comprehensive and up-to-date history of medieval science currently available.

Autor

David C. Lindberg is Hilldale Professor Emeritus of the History of Science and past director of the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has written or edited a dozen books on topics in the history of medieval and early modern science, including The Beginnings of Western Science (1992). He and Ronald L. Numbers have previously coedited God and Nature: Historical Essays on the Encounter between Christianity and Science (1986) and When Science and Christianity Meet (2003). A Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Science, he has been a recipient of the Sarton Medal of the History of Science Society, of which he is also past president (1994-5).

Produktdetails

• The Cambridge History of Science
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 702
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 1038g
• ISBN-13: 9781107521643
• ISBN-10: 1107521645
• Artikelnr.: 42579911