Science and Technology in World History, Volume 2

David Deming is a professor of Arts & Sciences at the University of Oklahoma. A geophysicist, research scientist and historian, he has written on topics ranging from the history of science to climate change and energy resources.

• Table of ContentsPreface      1. Christianity      Jesus Christ (c. 4 B.C.–A.D. 30)      Paul the Apostle (c. A.D. 0–60)      Growth of the Christian Church      Monasticism      Attitudes Toward Philosophy      Demonology      Attitudes Toward Women      Charity      2. The Dark Ages (c. A.D. 500–1000)      The Intellectual Decline of Europe      Failure of Ancient Science and Natural Philosophy      Cosmas Indicopleustes (c. A.D. 490–585)      Isidore of Seville (A.D. 560–636)      3. Islam      The Prophet Mohammed (A.D. 570–632)      Islamic Expansion      Islamic Science (c. A.D. 750–1200)      Decline of Islamic Science and Philosophy      4. High Middle Ages in Europe (c. A.D. 1000–1300)      Feudalism and Economic Stagnation      Medieval Warm Period      Economic and Technological Progress      Crusades      Cathedrals      Logic and Literature      Translations      Aristotle and the Church, 13th Century      Rise of the Universities      5. Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) and Scholasticism      Dominican Monk      Albertus Magnus (c. 1200–1280)      Reason and Revelation      Summa Theologica      Scholastic Synthesis      6. Roger Bacon (c. 1214–1294)      Magician and Scientist      Emergence of Empiricism in the Thirteenth Century      Oxford and Robert Grosseteste      Paris, Magnets, and Occult Forces      Opus Majus      Compendium Studii Philosophiae      7. Technological Innovation During the Middle Ages      Unwritten History      Agriculture      Power      The Mechanical Clock      Military and Economic Technology      Conclusion      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index