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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Paul Keyser , John ScarboroughPublisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.30cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 24.90cm Weight: 1.701kg ISBN: 9780199734146ISBN 10: 0199734143 Pages: 1064 Publication Date: 16 August 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviews""Among other studies of ancient science, the Handbook stands out above all for the wide diversity of topics it covers...On the whole, The Oxford Handbook of Science and Medicine in the Classical World is probably the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to ancient science and medicine available today, and there is every reason to believe that it will remain an irreplaceable reference for everyone interested in the subject for decades to come."" -- Dmitry A. Shcheglov, The Russian Academy of Sciences, ISIS ""The editors have done an excellent job producing as cohesive a volume as this which can be read in its entirety or dipped into as required."" -- Bryn Mawr Classical Review ""[a] most instructive compilation. What is especially impressive is the way in which the individual essays taken together carefully build up a coherent picture of change over so many areas of human endeavour over a thousand years, while at the same time closely engaging with the specifics of each era. Congratulations are in order."" -- Peter Jones, Classics for All Among other studies of ancient science, the Handbook stands out above all for the wide diversity of topics it covers...On the whole, The Oxford Handbook of Science and Medicine in the Classical World is probably the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to ancient science and medicine available today, and there is every reason to believe that it will remain an irreplaceable reference for everyone interested in the subject for decades to come. -- Dmitry A. Shcheglov, The Russian Academy of Sciences, ISIS The editors have done an excellent job producing as cohesive a volume as this which can be read in its entirety or dipped into as required. -- Bryn Mawr Classical Review [a] most instructive compilation. What is especially impressive is the way in which the individual essays taken together carefully build up a coherent picture of change over so many areas of human endeavour over a thousand years, while at the same time closely engaging with the specifics of each era. Congratulations are in order. -- Peter Jones, Classics for All [a] most instructive compilation. What is especially impressive is the way in which the individual essays taken together carefully build up a coherent picture of change over so many areas of human endeavour over a thousand years, while at the same time closely engaging with the specifics of each era. Congratulations are in order. * Peter Jones, Classics for All * [a] most instructive compilation. What is especially impressive is the way in which the individual essays taken together carefully build up a coherent picture of change over so many areas of human endeavour over a thousand years, while at the same time closely engaging with the specifics of each era. Congratulations are in order. -- Peter Jones, Classics for All Author InformationPaul T. Keyser studied physics and classics at St. Andrew's School, Duke, and Boulder. After teaching Classics at Edmonton and Cornell, he returned to his first love, programming. Keyser currently works as a Site-Reliability Engineer for Google in Pittsburgh. He has published work on gravitational physics, stylometry, and ancient science and technology. John E. Scarborough, MD is certified by the American Board of Surgery in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He completed his General Surgery Residency at the Duke University School of Medicine, where he also served as a Surgical Critical Care and Abdominal Transplant Fellow. Scarborough is currently an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at University of Wisconsin, Madison. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |