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Hardcover: 176 pages
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd; 1st Edition edition (5 Nov 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1840462892
ISBN-13: 978-1840462890
Product Dimensions: 18.2 x 12 x 2.3 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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'Anybody interested in a readable and engaging account of the background behind the landmarks of science need travel no further than Icon's fascinating treatments of our scientific history.' Steve Jones, author of Almost Like a Whale

Focus magazine, February 2002

Gregory's slim volume is an excellent summary of why modern scence should thank [the ancient Greeks].

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5.0 out of 5 stars How did we get 21st century science, 5 Feb 2007

By	Mr. A. J. Gould "Tony" (London) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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It all started with the Greeks. How did Eratoshenes measure the diameter of the earth to within 1%, more than 2000 years ago? This very readable book manages to entertain with the history of science. But at the same time Gregory, a lecturer at UCL, has thoroughly researched his subject and never resorts to speculation. And the discussions about the influence of the Greeks on the scientific revolution of Galileo and Newton are fascinating. Well worth a read.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very stimulating, 12 Aug 2003

By	Keith Appleyard "kapple999" (Brighton, UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

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Most of the information about Astronomy was familiar to me, but it was interesting to get a refresher. The material on Medicine was new to me; I'd heard of Galen but didn't know he was Greek. Some excellent quotations from the original reference material helped to put it into the context of the time.

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