Overview
- This book explains the transfer of knowledge between Asia and Europe
- The transmission of medical and technological know-how between East and West is discussed by leading historians and scientists
- This is the first book that does not have a Western-centerd outlook on knowledge transfer and that combines science, technology and medicine in one
Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 275)
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Table of contents (17 papers)
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Front Matter
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On Technologies
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Front Matter
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On technologies
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On Maps, Astronomical Instruments, Clocks and Calendars
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Front Matter
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On maps, astronomical instruments, clocks and calendars
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On Localizing, Appropriating and Translating New Knowledge
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Front Matter
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On localizing, appropriating and translating new knowledge
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On Medicine and Medical Practices
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Front Matter
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On medicine and medical practices
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Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Science between Europe and Asia
Book Subtitle: Historical Studies on the Transmission, Adoption and Adaptation of Knowledge
Editors: Feza Günergun, Dhruv Raina
Series Title: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9968-6
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-9967-9Published: 15 December 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3464-7Published: 27 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-9968-6Published: 09 December 2010
Series ISSN: 0068-0346
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7942
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 279
Topics: History of Science, History of Medicine, History, general, Philosophy of Science, History of Computing