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Medicine, astronomy, dealing with numbers ‑ even the cultures of the “pre-modern” world offer a rich spectrum of scientific texts. Is it sufficient to translate the sources into modern scientific language, and thereby, above all, to identify their deficits?

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Author:   Annette Imhausen ,  Tanja Pommerening
Publisher:   De Gruyter
Imprint:   De Gruyter
Volume:   286
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.777kg
ISBN:  

9783110229929

ISBN 10:   3110229927
Pages:   449
Publication Date:   16 November 2010
Recommended Age:   College Graduate Student
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Language:   eng, ger

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To this reviewer, the volume as a whole represents a major contribution to the cultural study of ancient sciences, which is only beginning to receive proper attention. The volume is well produced, and has extensive indices to help the reader. Xianhua Wang in: BMCR 2011.10.11

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Annette Imhausen, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt a.M.; Tanja Pommerening, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.

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