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Part of a relief from a Roman sepulchral monument of about 100 A.D. showing a
treadmill being used to work a crane in the building of a monument. From G. E. R.
Lloyd, Greek Science After Aristotle.
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History of Science to 1700
HIST 445 Section 0101
HIST 645 Section 0101
Fall 2004
M W F 1100-1150
Information Technology & Engineering
Building ITE 209
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Office Hours: 10:00-11:00 Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays,
and by appointment.
This course is designed to provide the student with a basic
account of the history of science in the west up to and including the scientific
revolution of the seventeenth century. Emphasis is placed on understanding the ancient
origins and development of philosophy of nature and medicine, their maturation into
sophisticated medieval bodies of knowledge and practice, and their renaissance
transformations into recognizable predecessors of modern disciplines. The changing
historiographic approaches and understandings also will be addressed, particularly
theories of historical continuity and revolution.
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