Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures
by H. Selin
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The entries consist of fully updated articles together with hundreds of entirely new topics adorned with full color pictures. This unique reference work includes intercultural articles on broad topics such as mathematics and astronomy as well as thoughtful philosophical articles on concepts and ideas related to the study of non-Western Science, such as rationality, objectivity, and method. You'll also find material on religion and science, East and West, and magic and science. This amazing resource even contains entries on fascinating esoteric topics such as Native American mathematics, Polynesian navigation, and African Metallurgy. There are also biographical articles for those cultures where individual scientists are known to us, such as China and the Islamic world. - Publisher.
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Encyclopaedia of the history of science, technology, and medicine in non-western cultures
2008, Springer
in English
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Encyclopaedia of the history of science, technology, and medicine in non-western cultures
2008, Springer
in English
- 2nd ed.
140204559X 9781402045592
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Encyclopaedia of the history of science, technology, and medicine in non-western cultures
2008, Springer
in English
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Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures
May 2008, Springer
Hardcover
in English
- 2nd ed. edition
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Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures
December 2007, Springer
Hardcover
in English
- 2nd ed. edition
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"ABACUS The abacus has taken several physical forms: a board covered with dust or wax, or simply a patch of sand on the ground which could be marked out: a tabulation or table marked out m columns within which counters (usually discs but in China bamboo rods) could be placed and moved about; a series of grooves in which counters could slide; and a frame with rods or strings on which beads could be strung so as to slide along."
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