Greek Science - G. E. R. Lloyd - Thales, Aristotle - Folio Society - 2012 1st ed
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Greek Science - G. E. R. Lloyd - Thales, Aristotle - Folio Society - 2012 1st ed. In the first part of the book the author considers the two hundred years after the death of Aristotle, devoting separate chapters to mathematics, astronomy and biology. 'Early Greek Science: Thales to Aristotle'. Greek Science by G.E.R. Lloyd. Introduced by Lewis Wolpert. Frontispiece and 11 colour illustrations by Adam Simpson. Three-quarter-bound in buckram with a Modigliani paper side printed with a design by Adam Simpson. 384pp. 10×6¾in. A single-volume edition of G.E.R. Lloyd's two books, 'Early Greek Science: Thales to Aristotle' and 'Greek Science After Aristotle', from 1970 and 1973 respectively. 'Early Greek Science: Thales to Aristotle': This study traces Greek science through the work of the Pythagoreans, the Presocratic natural philosophers, the Hippocratic writers, Plato, the fourth-century B.C. astronomers, and Aristotle. G. E. R. Lloyd also investigates the relationships between science and philosophy and science and medicine; he discusses the social and economic setting of early Greek science; and he analyzes the motives and incentives of the different groups of writers. 'Greek Science After Aristotle': In his previous volume in this series, Early Greek Science: Thales to Aristotle, G. E. R. Lloyd pointed out that although there is no exact equivalent to our term 'science' in Greek, Western science may still be said to originate with the Greeks. In this second volume, Greek Science after Aristotle, the author continues his discussion of the fundamental Greek contributions to science, drawing on the richer literary and archaeological sources for the period after Aristotle. Particular attention is paid to the Greeks' conception of the inquiries they were engaged in, and to the interrelations of science and technology. In the first part of the book the author considers the two hundred years after the death of Aristotle, devoting separate chapters to mathematics, astronomy and biology. He goes on to deal with Ptolemy and Galen and concludes with a discussion of later writers and of the problems raised by the question of the decline of ancient science. Please look closely at the photos as they are part of the description. Will wrap and pack very carefully. Will post worldwide. Any questions please ask. In the unlikely event you do encounter a problem, please do message me first to resolve it, and I will do my best to help. All the books are stored in our smoke-free, climate-controlled shop in Cullman, Alabama.
