Medieval Science, Technology, and Medicine: An Encyclopedia

Medieval Science, Technology, and Medicine: An Encyclopedia
ISBN-10
1135459398
ISBN-13
9781135459390
Category
History
Pages
624
Language
English
Published
2014-01-27
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Thomas F. Glick, Faith Wallis, Steven Livesey

Description

Medieval Science, Technology, and Medicine details the whole scope of scientific knowledge in the medieval period in more than 300 A to Z entries. This resource discusses the research, application of knowledge, cultural and technology exchanges, experimentation, and achievements in the many disciplines related to science and technology. Coverage includes inventions, discoveries, concepts, places and fields of study, regions, and significant contributors to various fields of science. There are also entries on South-Central and East Asian science. This reference work provides an examination of medieval scientific tradition as well as an appreciation for the relationship between medieval science and the traditions it supplanted and those that replaced it. For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Routledge Encyclopedias of the Middle Ages website.

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