Paul T. Keyser studied physics and classics at St. Andrew's School, Duke, and Boulder. After teaching Classics at Edmonton and Cornell, he returned to his first love, programming. Keyser currently works as a Site-Reliability Engineer for Google in Pittsburgh. He has published work on gravitational physics, stylometry, and ancient science and technology.John E. Scarborough, MD is certified by the American Board of Surgery in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He completed his General Surgery Residency at the Duke University School of Medicine, where he also served as a Surgical Critical Care and Abdominal Transplant Fellow. Scarborough is currently an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at University of Wisconsin, Madison.

• Table of ContentsA. Ancient Scientific Traditions Beyond Greece and Rome.1. Mesopotamia 2. Egypt 3. India 4. China B. Early Greek Science C. Hellenistic Greek Science D. Greco-Roman Science E. Late Antique and Early Byzantine Science

The book is a collection of well researched essays, each with comprehensive reference lists for further reading. The index is helpful.The editors have done a remarkable job in collecting so much information about our worldwide ancient scientific and medical heritage in this unique opus.

Paul T. Keyser studied physics and classics at St. Andrew's School, Duke, and Boulder. After teaching Classics at Edmonton and Cornell, he returned to his first love, programming. Keyser currently works as a Site-Reliability Engineer for Google in Pittsburgh. He has published work on gravitational physics, stylometry, and ancient science and technology.John E. Scarborough, MD is certified by the American Board of Surgery in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He completed his General Surgery Residency at the Duke University School of Medicine, where he also served as a Surgical Critical Care and Abdominal Transplant Fellow. Scarborough is currently an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at University of Wisconsin, Madison.

• Table of ContentsA. Ancient Scientific Traditions Beyond Greece and Rome.1. Mesopotamia 2. Egypt 3. India 4. China B. Early Greek Science C. Hellenistic Greek Science D. Greco-Roman Science E. Late Antique and Early Byzantine Science

The book is a collection of well researched essays, each with comprehensive reference lists for further reading. The index is helpful.The editors have done a remarkable job in collecting so much information about our worldwide ancient scientific and medical heritage in this unique opus.

Paul T. Keyser studied physics and classics at St. Andrew's School, Duke, and Boulder. After teaching Classics at Edmonton and Cornell, he returned to his first love, programming. Keyser currently works as a Site-Reliability Engineer for Google in Pittsburgh. He has published work on gravitational physics, stylometry, and ancient science and technology.John E. Scarborough, MD is certified by the American Board of Surgery in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He completed his General Surgery Residency at the Duke University School of Medicine, where he also served as a Surgical Critical Care and Abdominal Transplant Fellow. Scarborough is currently an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at University of Wisconsin, Madison.

• Table of ContentsA. Ancient Scientific Traditions Beyond Greece and Rome.1. Mesopotamia 2. Egypt 3. India 4. China B. Early Greek Science C. Hellenistic Greek Science D. Greco-Roman Science E. Late Antique and Early Byzantine Science

The book is a collection of well researched essays, each with comprehensive reference lists for further reading. The index is helpful.The editors have done a remarkable job in collecting so much information about our worldwide ancient scientific and medical heritage in this unique opus.