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Natural knowledge in preclassical antiquity

Title
Natural knowledge in preclassical antiquity / Mott T. Greene.
Author
Greene, Mott T., 1945-
Publication
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©1992.

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Description
xix, 182 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm
Subject
  • Hesiod
  • Theogony (Hesiod)
  • Nature > Mythology
  • Science, Ancient
  • Myth
  • Mythology, Classical
  • Prehistoric peoples
  • Volcanoes > Mythology
  • Soma
  • Claviceps
  • Philosophy, Ancient
  • Mythology
  • Natural history
  • Mythology
  • Science > history
  • Natural History
  • Claviceps
  • myths
  • mythology (literary genre)
  • natural sciences
  • Natural history
  • Myth
  • Mythology, Classical
  • Nature > Mythology
  • Philosophy, Ancient
  • Prehistoric peoples
  • Science, Ancient
  • Soma
  • Volcanoes > Mythology
  • Erkenntnistheorie
  • Naturphilosophie
  • Naturverständnis
  • Naturwissenschaften
  • Wissenschaft
  • Natuurwetenschappen
  • Oudheid
  • Knowledge, Theory of > History
  • Natural history > History
  • Geschichte Anfänge-400 v. Chr
  • Griechenland Altertum
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Prehistory -- Egyptian fractions -- Hesiod's volcanoes; Titans and Typhoeus -- Hesiod's volcanoes; natural history of Cyclopes -- Thales and the Halys -- The true identity of Soma -- Plato's myths.
ISBN
  • 0801842921
  • 9780801842924
  • 0801863716
  • 9780801863714
LCCN
91026952
OCLC
  • ocm24107621
  • 24107621
  • SCSB-1945162
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library