
Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume II
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- Intro
- Contents
- Part III: The Scholarly Disciplines
- Introduction
- Chapter IX: Technology and the Natural Sciences
- 1. Technology and Engineering
- 2. Mathematics and Astronomy
- 3. Nautics and Navigation
- 4. Alchemy and Chemistry
- 5. Botany
- Chapter X: Cartography and Geography
- 1. The Eclipse of Ptolemy
- 2. The New Cartography
- 3. Atlases, Patronage, and Geographical Learning
- Chapter XI: Language and Linguistics
- 1. Sources
- 2. Renaissance Linguistic Ideas
- 3. Classification and Comparison
- 4. Harmony and Universality
- 5. Rebabelization
- Appendix: Words of Asiatic Origin Introduced into the European Vocabulary
- Chapter XII: Epilogue
- General Bibliography
- Chapter Bibliographies
- Index
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