New perspectives on ancient science
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12417640 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geoffrey Lloyd (0000-0002-1550-5453, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 91-98 |
| Publication date | 1994-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1062-7987 • E-ISSN: 1474-0575 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1062798700000958 |
| OpenAlex | W2032572367 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
Did science develop differently in different ancient civilisations, and if so, why? This article compares the development of medicine, mathematics and astronomy in ancient Greece and ancient China. It identifies certain significant differences in the way in which the problems were formulated and the aims and methods used to resolve them, and it relates these to the social institutions and values of the society within which the scientists work
Ancient Greece · Archaeology · China · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · History of China · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Classics · Engineering · History · History of Science and Medicine · Philosophy · Mechanical Engineering
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2000 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |