Histoire des Sciences Exactes et Naturelles dans l’Antiquité Gréco-Romaine. Exposé Sommaire des Écoles et des Principes (Bound with) LAURAND, L[ouis]. Manuel des Études Grecques et Latines. Appendice I: Les Sciences dans l’Antiquité. Paris: Auguste Picard, 1923. Paris: Librairie Scientifique Albert Blanchard, 1924.
First edition of both books.
Two works in one. Octavo. viii, 238, [4, publisher’s advertisements]; [iv], 51, [1], 7, [1] pp. Book one with 1 folding plate and numerous text diagrams. Bound together in cloth-backed marbled boards with morocco spine label, original printed wrappers bound in (front wrapper only to book one). Some light marginal browning due to paper stock, a few pencil annotations in book two, otherwise excellent copies.
A history of science in the Greco-Roman period, the first book provides an excellent overview of both the various schools of thought as well as of the major problems tackled during the period. Following a discussion of the influence of scientific discovery in Egypt and Chaldea, the book covers the Hellenic, Alexandrine and Greco-Roman periods in detail, focusing on developments in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, mechanics & physics, and chemistry & the natural sciences.
The second book, an appendix to the author’s extensive Manuel des Études Grecques et Latines, concisely compares the discoveries and achievements made by the Greeks and Romans in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, physics, natural history, and medicine.
Reymond (1874-1958) was a Swiss philosopher who taught at both the Universities of Lausanne and Neuchâtel. His writings include two books on logic, as well as several works on religion and the history of science.
Laurand (1873-1941) a French Jesuit, was both a humanist and latinist. He is best known for his monumental series Manuel des Études Grecques et Latines, which went through numerous editions.
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