A Mathematician's Journeys: Otto Neugebauer and Modern Transformations of Ancient Science (1st ed. 2016) (Archimedes #45)

By: Alexander Jones and Christine Proust and John M. Steele

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Synopsis: This book explores facets of Otto Neugebauer's career, his impact on the history and practice of mathematics, and the ways in which his legacy has been preserved or transformed in recent decades, looking ahead to the directions in which the study of the history of science will head in the twenty-first century. Neugebauer, more than any other scholar of recent times, shaped the way we perceive premodern science. Through his scholarship and influence on students and collaborators, he inculcated both an approach to historical research on ancient and medieval mathematics and astronomy through precise mathematical and philological study of texts, and a vision of these sciences as systems of knowledge and method that spread outward from the ancient Near Eastern civilizations, crossing cultural boundaries and circulating over a tremendous geographical expanse of the Old World from the Atlantic to India.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783319258652
Related ISBNs:: 9783319258638
Publisher:: Springer International Publishing
Date of Addition:: 09/13/19
Copyrighted By:: Springer International Publishing, Cham
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Philosophy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Alexander Jones
Edited by:: Christine Proust
Edited by:: John M. Steele