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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Marquis BerreyPublisher: De Gruyter Imprint: De Gruyter Volume: 5 Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.623kg ISBN: 9783110539776ISBN 10: 3110539772 Pages: 282 Publication Date: 11 September 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsB[errey]'s book surveys an impressive cast of characters in an appealing way: here is a book that holds its own against the recent crop of excellent investigations of science in antiquity (e.g. Reviel Netz's Ludic Proof: Greek Mathematics and the Alexandrian Aesthetic [CUP, 2009]--possibly the closest analogue). But it is so much more than a lucid exposition of ancient technological and theoretical advances. B.'s sensitivity to the 'genres' and discourses of scientific writing makes these (sometimes rebarbative) texts, often ignored or undervalued by classicists, historians, and archaeologists, come to life. It is precisely at the interface of cultural, social, historical, and technological factors that Berrey is at his best. Highly recommended for anyone who is interested in bringing the technical and the literary together and wants to see these texts in an exciting new light. Gary Vos in: Classics for All, 21.04.3018 https: //classicsforall.org.uk/book-reviews/hellenistic-science-at-court/ Author InformationMarquis Berrey, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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