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# The Beginnings of Western Science

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Review: Wonderful History of Science - Lindberg does an excellent job of tracing the history of the sciences (broadly construed) from prehistory to the late Middle Ages. He covers, physics, optics, medicine, biology, chemistry (in the form of alchemy), astronomy, and astrology with very good contextualization of the knowledge. You learn why smart people in the past would think that astrology makes sense. The author is very careful about explaining why medieval "scientists" thought as they did, and I find this method much more illuminating than comparing against modern ideas directly (although understanding them from the lens of modernity can be useful). I found the writing quite good and witty with plenty of authorial style shining through. If you want to know the history of science until the Scientific Revolution beginning in the 1600s (the title says to 1450), then this is a great book to introduce you to all relevant aspects of philosophy.
Review: The beginning of Western Science - Das Buch ist eine sehr gute Ideengeschichte zur Entstehung abendlaendischer Wissenschaft, wie es mir in der deutschsprachigen Literatur selten begegnete. Mit Kindle sind englischsprachige Buecher leichter zu deutsche Leser zu lesen. Das ist fuer mich der Hauptvorteil von Kindle.

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| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #825,886 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #45,977 in Sciences, Technology & Medicine (Books) #53,182 in Reference (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 134 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful History of Science
*by K***. on 29 October 2017*

Lindberg does an excellent job of tracing the history of the sciences (broadly construed) from prehistory to the late Middle Ages. He covers, physics, optics, medicine, biology, chemistry (in the form of alchemy), astronomy, and astrology with very good contextualization of the knowledge. You learn why smart people in the past would think that astrology makes sense. The author is very careful about explaining why medieval "scientists" thought as they did, and I find this method much more illuminating than comparing against modern ideas directly (although understanding them from the lens of modernity can be useful). I found the writing quite good and witty with plenty of authorial style shining through. If you want to know the history of science until the Scientific Revolution beginning in the 1600s (the title says to 1450), then this is a great book to introduce you to all relevant aspects of philosophy.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The beginning of Western Science
*by N***T on 15 November 2012*

Das Buch ist eine sehr gute Ideengeschichte zur Entstehung abendlaendischer Wissenschaft, wie es mir in der deutschsprachigen Literatur selten begegnete. Mit Kindle sind englischsprachige Buecher leichter zu deutsche Leser zu lesen. Das ist fuer mich der Hauptvorteil von Kindle.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ well-written survey: pre-Greek to Medieval science
*by J***K on 21 November 2021*

This book (2nd ed.) was written by David Lindberg, a well-known professor of the history of science who taught at the U. of Wisconsin (Madison). The book covers pre-Greek (Egyptian, Mesopotomian), Greek, Roman, Islamic, and Medieval science in 14 chapters (367 pp. + notes and bibliog.). The book includes nearly a hundred black&white figures and illustrations, but only 6 maps. I bought the book for personal reading but it has also been used as a text in history of science classes. It includes a chapter on medieval medicine (anatomy, surgery, early hospitals). The book is non-technical (no math equations) but polished and scholarly, and is aimed at general readers who have an interest in both science and history. The bibliography is extensive (48 pages!), providing a wealth of information for those who want to further explore specific topics. Highly recommended as a broad introduction to the history of science up to medieval times. For those interested in medieval science, I also recommend Science in the Middle Ages, edited by Lindberg.

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