{"product_id":"9781788312455","title":"Flame of Miletus The Birth of Science in Ancient Greece (and How it Changed the World)","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFlame of Miletus\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Birth of Science in Ancient Greece (and How it Changed the World)\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn Freely\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Europe \/ Greece\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover how ancient Greek science shaped the modern world in this captivating journey through philosophy, astronomy, medicine, and the cross-cultural legacy of knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiletus: one of the wealthiest and most important towns in ancient Greece. It was here, on the Aegean coast of Asia Minor, in the 6th century BC, that the great traditions of Greek science and philosophy sparked into life, setting in motion a chain of knowledge that would change the world, forever. This is the extraordinary story of Greek science from its earliest beginnings through its development in classical Athens and Hellenistic Alexandria and its subsequent diffusion to the wider world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost histories of Greek science end with the collapse of the Graeco-Roman world in late antiquity and the closing of all classical schools of 'pagan' philosophy in A.D. 529. But acclaimed historian John Freely here continues the story to tell of how the elements of Greek scientific and philosophical learning were adopted by the Islamic world and the transmission of Graeco-Islamic science to western Europe, as well as the preservation of Hellenic culture in Byzantium and its profound influence on the European renaissance and our modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eJohn Freely (1926-2017) was one of the most widely respected writers of travel books, histories and guides about Greece and Turkey. His books include\u003ci\u003e Storm on Horseback\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cyclades\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ionian Islands\u003c\/i\u003e (all I.B.Tauris), \u003ci\u003eCrete\u003c\/i\u003e and the bestselling \u003ci\u003eStrolling Through Istanbul \u003c\/i\u003e(both Tauris Parke).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 August 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eI.B. Tauris\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781788312455\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515359035532,"sku":"9781788312455","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_23c85af0-a797-403b-86ae-928bc899cb37.jpg?v=1784692861","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781788312455","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}