Author: Alan Stimson
Publisher: UC Biblioteca Geral 1
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Category : Astrolabes
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Author: Carol V. Ruppe
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461505356
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 876

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Although underwater archaeology has assumed its rightful place as an important subdiscipline in the field, the published literature has not kept pace with the rapid increase in the number of both prehistoric and historic underwater sites. The editors have assembled an internationally distinguished roster of contributors to fill this gap. The book presents geographical and topical approaches, and focuses on technology, law, public and private institutional roles and goals, and the research and development of future technologies and public programs.

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Category : Portugal
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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Category : Humanities
Languages : en
Pages : 136

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Author: Patrick Manning
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 0822986272
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 383

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In the second millennium CE, long before English became the language of science in the twentieth century, the act of translation was crucial for understanding and disseminating knowledge and information across linguistic and geographic boundaries. This volume considers the complexities of knowledge exchange through the practice of translation over the course of a millennium, across fields of knowledge—cartography, health and medicine, material construction, astronomy—and a wide geographical range, from Eurasia to Africa and the Americas. Contributors literate in Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Minnan, Ottoman, and Persian explore the history of science in the context of world and global history, investigating global patterns and implications in a multilingual and increasingly interconnected world. Chapters reveal cosmopolitan networks of shared practice and knowledge about the natural world from 1000 to 1800 CE, emphasizing both evolving scientific exchange and the emergence of innovative science. By unraveling the role of translation in cross-cultural communication, Knowledge in Translation highlights key moments of transmission, insight, and critical interpretation across linguistic and faith communities.

Author: Alan Stimson
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Category : Astrolabes
Languages : en
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 656

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Author: John Neu
Publisher: Science History Publications/USA
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Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 648

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Author: Charles W. J. Withers
Publisher: John Donald
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402

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Writing to Dugald Stewart in June 1789, Thomas Jefferson enthused that as far as science was concerned, no place in the world can pretend to a competition with Edinburgh. Yet, despite similar encomiums down the years, the role of the natural sciences and medicine in the Scottish Enlightenment is still neither generally appreciated nor fully understood. This collection of ten essays by scholars in the field provides a comprehensive overview of the place of scientific and medical enquiry in Scotland during the period 1690-1815. Each chapter presents new research in order to reflect upon previous interpretations and to suggest fresh perspectives on the relationship between science and medicine and culture and society in 18th-century Scotland. Collectively, the essays illustrate both the centrality of natural and medical knowledge in enlightened culture and the wider implications of Scotland's story for an understanding of science and medicine in the modern world.

Author: William J. H. Andrewes
Publisher: Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 456

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The Quest for Longitude is a book for students and for teachers, for collectors and for scholars, and for the thousands of people who, having enjoyed Sobel's Longitude, desire a well-illustrated reference that describes in detail the many fascinating devices and the intriguing characters who, by solving the ancient problem of finding longitude at sea, changed the world forever. 250 illustrations, 120 in color.