Noted scholar's brilliant recapitulation of major intellectual achievements of Western civilization in the three centuries immediately preceding the birth of Christ. Focus is on Greek astronomy, physics, technology, anatomy and other sciences, but philosophy, religion, language, sculpture, painting and literature are also discussed. 112 illustrations. Bibliography.
Noted scholar's brilliant recapitulation of major intellectual achievements of Western civilization in the three centuries immediately preceding the birth of Christ. Focus is on Greek astronomy, physics, technology, anatomy and other sciences, but philosophy, religion, language, sculpture, painting and literature are also discussed. 112 illustrations. Bibliography.
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