The first scientist : Anaximander and his legacy / Carlo Rovelli ; translated by Marion Lignana Rosenberg.

Author: Rovelli, Carlo, 1956-

Imprint:Yardley, Pa. : Westholme Pub., c2011.

Descriptionxix, 209 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Note:The sixth century -- Anaximander's contributions -- Atmospheric phenomena -- Earth floats in space, suspended in the void -- Invisible entities and natural laws -- Rebellion becomes virtue -- Writing, democracy, and cultural crossbreeding -- What is science? -- Between cultural relativism and absolute thought -- Can we understand the world without Gods? -- Prescientific thought.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-198) and index.

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