Physical Science in the Middle Ages -A Volume in the Wiley History of Science Series

128 Pages Indexed. Covers show some light edge and spine area wear.Owner's last name on front endpaper. No other marks or stamps. Interior text is flawless. The author begins by describing the feeble state of early medieval science (500-1000 A.D.) and its gradual revitalization during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, as evidenced by the explosion of knowledge represented by extensive translations of Greek and Arabic treatises. Problems and controversies associated with Aristotelian physical science, which dominated medieval scientific thought, are extensively examined. In conclusion, Professor Grant presents a new interpretation of the medieval failure to abandon the physics and cosmology of Aristotle. He explains why, despite serious criticisms of Aristotelian science, it was not generally repudiated during the few centuries of the late middle ages. Contents in Six Chapters: The State of Science from 500 AD to 1000 AD. The Beginning of the Beginning and the Age of Translaton 100 to 1200 AD, The Medieval University and the impact of Aristoelian Thought, The physics of Mtion, Earth Heavens and Beyond, Conclusiong, and a Bibliographical Essay.