Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 366 g
Reihe: Sciences of Antiquity
Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 366 g
Reihe: Sciences of Antiquity
ISBN: 978-0-415-16196-1
Verlag: Routledge
The first book of its kind in English, Ancient Meteorology discusses Greek and Roman approaches and attitudes to this broad discipline, which in classical antiquity included not only 'weather', but occurrences such as earthquakes and comets that today would be regarded as geological, astronomical or seismological.
The range and diversity of this literature highlights the question of scholarly authority in antiquity and illustrates how writers responded to the meteorological information presented by their literary predecessors.
Ancient Meteorology will be a valuable reference tool for classicists and those with an interest in the history of science.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Human- und Sozialwissenschaften
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
List of illustrations, A note on the spelling of Greek names and terms, Abbreviations, Acknowledgements, 1 ANCIENT METEOROLOGY IN GREECE AND ROME: AN INTRODUCTION, 2 PREDICTION AND THE ROLE OF TRADITION: ALMANACS AND SIGNS, PARAPE? GMATA AND POEMS, 3 EXPLAINING DIFFICULT PHENOMENA, 4 METEOROLOGY AS A MEANS TO AN END: PHILOSOPHERS AND POETS, 5 AN ENCYCLOPEDIC APPROACH, Notes, Bibliography, Index
