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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN WORLD HISTORY 2V

History of Science & Technology

Mathematics & Science

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<P>This title takes a truly global approach to the subjects of science and technology and spans the entirety of recorded human history. Topical articles and entries on the subjects are arranged under thematic categories, which are divided further into chronological periods. This format, along with the encyclopedia's integrative approach, offers an array of perspectives that collectively contribute to the understanding of numerous fields across the world and over eras of development. Entries cover discussions of scientific and technological innovations and theories, historical vignettes, and important texts and individuals throughout the world. From the discovery of fire and the innovation of agricultural methods in China to the establishment of surgical practices in France and the invention of Quantum Theory, this encyclopedia offers comprehensive coverage of fascinating topics in science and technology through a straightforward, historical lens.</P>

Science and Technology in World History

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Transaction Type

Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
Expanded Contents.
Preface.
Introduction.
Timeline.
Beginnings of Human Society.
Tools and Technologies of the Early and Middle Paleolithic, 2.5 Million to 100,000 Years Ago.
1: Toolmaking by Our Closest Primate Relatives.
2: Stone Tools.
3: Oldowan Tools.
4: Acheulean Tools.
5: Asian Stone Tools.
6: Perishable Tools from the Lower Paleolithic.
7: Structures.
8: Caves, Rock-Shelters, and Open-Air Sites.
9: Fire.
10: Seeing Evidence of Fire in Deep Antiquity.
11: The Tools and Technologies of Early Modern Humans, 100,000&#x2013;10,000 Years Ago.
12: Hands, Minds, and Tools.
13: Mousterian Lithic Industry.
14: The European and Southwestern Asian Upper Paleolithic.
15: Grinding, Pounding, and Crushing Tools.
16: Tools Made of Perishable Materials&#x2014;Bone, Antler, and Wood.
17: Projectile Technologies&#x2014;Spears, the Atlatl, and Bow and Arrow.
18: Fiber Technologies, 100,000&#x2013;10,000 BCE.
19: Structures.
20: The Origins of Clothing.
21: Clay and Ceramic Artifacts.
22: The Technology of Cave Painting.
23: Early Notational Systems.
24: Tools and Technologies of Modern Humans, 10,000&#x2013;4000 BCE.
25: Increasing Diversity and Complexity of Human Technological Organization.
26: Transformations in Stone Tool Technologies.
27: Innovations in Ceramics, 10,000&#x2013;000 BCE.
28: Mining and Metallurgy, 10,000&#x2013;000 BCE.
29: The Emergence of Watercraft and Its Social Implications, 10,000&#x2013;000 BCE.
30: Early Farming and Agricultural Technologies.
Early Civilizations, 4000&#x2013;1000 BCE.
Metallurgical Production.
31: Egyptian Goldsmithing.
32: Syro-Palestinian Weapons.
33: European Metallurgy.
34: Subsistence Technologies.
35: The Plow.
36: Sub-Saharan African Technologies.
37: Projectile Point Technology in North America.
38: The Australian Small Tool Tradition.
39: Regional Ceramic Traditions.
40: The Container Revolution in North America.
41: Seals, Stamps, and Gems.
42: Mesopotamian Cylinder Seals.
43: Egyptian Scarabs.
44: Minoan and Greek Gems and Seals.
45: Harappan Seals.
46: Archaeoastronomy.
47: The Earliest Egyptian Astronomical Records&#x2014;Coffin Lids.
48: Astronomy in Egyptian Temples and Tombs.
49: Ancient Egyptian Calendars.
50: Babylonian Astronomy and Astrology.
51: Megalithic &#x201C;Observatories&#x201D; in Prehistoric Britain and Ireland.
52: Astronomical Alignments in Prehistoric Tombs and Temples in Europe.
53: Chinese Astronomy.
54: Astrology in the Vedas.
55: Engineering and Construction.
56: Construction of the Great Pyramid of Khufu&#x2014;Giza, Egypt.
57: Mesopotamian Construction.
58: The Construction of Stonehenge.
59: Ancient Mathematics.
60: The Mesopotamian Sexagesimal System.
61: Mesopotamian Word Problems.
62: Mesopotamian Metrology.
63: Mathematics in Pharaonic Egypt.
64: The Natural World, the Human Body, and Medicine.
65: The Natural World.
66: Language and Lists.
67: Mesopotamian Medicine.
68: Egyptian Medicine.
69: Conceptions of the Female Body in Ancient Egypt.
70: The Mythical Origins of Chinese Medicine.
Classical Traditions, 1000 BCE&#x2013;300 CE.
Understanding the Physical World.
71: Ionian Physicists.
72: Aristotle (384&#x2013;322 BCE).
73: Stoic and Epicurean Physics.
74: Early Indian Astronomical Texts.
75: Mesoamerican Calendar System.
76: Early Astronomy in Mesoamerica.
77: Treating the Abstract&#x2014;Mathematics.
78: Indian Discoveries in Mathematics.
79: Greek and Roman Mathematics.
80: Pythagoras.
81: Archimedes.
82: Understanding the Body.
83: Greek and Roman Medicine.
84: Vedic Medicine of Ancient India.
85: Early Trepanation.
86: Understanding Human Action.
87: Development of Greek and Latin History Writing.
88: Writing about Foreign Lands.
89: The Development of Chinese Historical Writing.
90: Technological Developments.
91: Development of Iron Technology in Nok, Nigeria.
92: Celtic Metalwork.
93: Development of Iron and Bronze Technology in Yayoi, Japan.
94: Chinese Innovations in Farming and the Geographic Sciences.
95: The Camel Saddle.
96: Roman Concrete.
97: Roman Developments in Mining Technology.
98: Roman Theories on Farming.
99: Drawloom Technology in China.
100: Development of the Karez System.
101: Development of Felt Manufacturing in Central Asia.
102: Olmec Stone-Moving Technology.
103: Andean Water Systems.
104: Monumental Wonders of the Ancient World, 1000 BCE&#x2013;300 CE.
105: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
106: Palace at Nineveh.
107: Parthenon in Athens.
108: The Roman Colosseum.
109: Roman Pantheon.
110: The Earlier &#x201C;Great Wall&#x201D; of China.
111: The Maya Temple Pyramids of Nakbe.
Expanding Regional Civilizations, 300&#x2013;1000 CE.
Agricultural Technology.
112: Agricultural Innovations in East, Central, and Southern Africa.
113: Muslim Agricultural Innovations.
114: Agricultural Technology in India and Southeast Asia.
115: Agricultural Innovations in Europe.
116: Chinese Agricultural Technology.
117: Early Medieval Industrial Technology.
118: Technological Innovations in East, Central, and Southern Africa.
119: Chinese Technology.
120: Islamic Industrial Technology.
121: European Industrial Technology.
122: Metallurgy.
123: Industrial Technology in Africa South of the Sahara.
124: The Invention and Production of Paper, 100&#x2013;1000 CE&#x2014;from China to West Asia.
125: Chinese Printing to 1000 CE&#x2014;Technological Innovations and Their Cultural Implications.
126: Gunpowder.
127: Porcelain and Ceramics.
128: Silk.
129: Travel Technology.
130: China&#x0027;s Inland Waterway System of Transportation.
131: Roads in the Chaco Canyon State.
132: Boats and Ships of the Mediterranean.
133: The Viking Longboat.
134: Polynesian Navigation.
135: Arab, Shirazi, and Indian Ocean Navigation.
136: Early Medieval Medicine, Science, and Alchemy.
137: Chinese Medicine.
138: Indian Influence on Chinese Medicine Through Buddhism.
139: Arabic Medicine.
140: Medicine in India.
141: Byzantine Science and Medicine Translation to Islam.
142: Arab Science.
143: Chinese Alchemy.
144: Arabic and European Alchemy.
145: Abu Musa Jabir Ibn Hayyan&#x2014;The Father of Chemistry.
146: Early Medieval Military Technology.
147: Defensive Walls.
148: Forts and Castles.
149: Battering Rams, Catapults, and Other Preexplosive Artillery.
150: Greek Fire.
151: Infantry and Cavalry Weapons.
152: Body Armor.
153: Diffusion of Stirrups in the Afro-Eurasian Ecumene.
154: Mathematics and Astronomy in the Early Medieval Age.
155: Mayan Astronomy.
156: Chinese Astronomy and Astrology.
157: Indian Astronomy and Astrology.
158: Early Muslim Astrology.
159: Islamic Astronomy to 1000 CE.
160: India&#x0027;s Golden Age of Mathematics.
161: Mesoamerican Mathematics.
162: Mathematics in the Muslim World to the Year 1000 CE.
163: Early Medieval History and Geography.
164: Early Muslim Geography.
165: Early Muslim History Writing.
166: East Asian Historical and Geographical Writing.
167: Legends and Myths of Chinese Exploration.
168: Christian Historical Writing.
Intensified Hemispheric Interactions, 1000&#x2013;1500.
The Advances and Limits of Medieval Science.
169: Astronomy and Astrology Around the World.
170: Abd Al-Rahman Al-Sufi&#x0027;s Treatise on the Constellations (Kitab Suwar Al-Kawakib Al-Thabita).
171: Science and Medicine in Byzantium&#x2014;A Case of Cultural Interchange.
172: The Oxford and Paris Physicists.
173: Arabic Medicine.
174: Development of Indian Medicine&#x2014;Ayurveda.
175: Development of Indian Medicine&#x2014;Unani.
176: Chinese Medicine.
177: Western Medicine.
178: Guy de Chauliac&#x2014;The &#x201C;Father of Modern Western Surgery&#x201D;.
179: The Medical Response to the Black Death.
180: Leonardo of Pisa.

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