| 书目名称 | Science between Europe and Asia |
| 副标题 | Historical Studies o |
| 编辑 | Feza Günergun,Dhruv Raina |
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| 概述 | 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 |
| 丛书名称 | Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science |
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| 描述 | This book explores the various historical and cultural aspects of scientific, medical and technical exchanges that occurred between central Europe and Asia. A number of papers investigate the printing, gunpowder, guncasting, shipbuilding, metallurgical and drilling technologies while others deal with mapping techniques, the adoption of written calculation and mechanical clocks as well as the use of medical techniques such as pulse taking and electrotherapy. While human mobility played a significant role in the exchange of knowledge, translating European books into local languages helped the introduction of new knowledge in mathematical, physical and natural sciences from central Europe to its periphery and to the Middle East and Asian cultures. The book argues that the process of transmission of knowledge whether theoretical or practical was not a simple and one-way process from the donor to the receiver as it is often admitted, but a multi-dimensional and complex cultural process of selection and transformation where ancient scientific and local traditions and elements. The book explores the issue from a different geopolitical perspective, namely not focusing on a singular recipie |
| 出版日期 | Conference proceedings 2011 |
| 关键词 | History of Medicine; History of Science; History of Technology; History of cultural exchanges; History o |
| 版次 | 1 |
| doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9968-6 |
| isbn_softcover | 978-94-007-3464-7 |
| isbn_ebook | 978-90-481-9968-6Series ISSN 0068-0346 Series E-ISSN 2214-7942 |
| issn_series | 0068-0346 |
| copyright | Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 |
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