عنوان

Science in translation :

(Number (ISBN

0226534804 (cl : acid-free paper)

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dltt

Title Proper

Science in translation :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

movements of knowledge through cultures and time /

First Statement of Responsibility

Scott L. Montgomery

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Chicago :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Chicago Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2000

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xi, 325 p. :

Other Physical Details

ill. ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-315) and index

Text of Note

Introduction: transfers of learning, questions of influence -- The heavens through time and space: a history of translating astronomy in the West -- The era of Roman translation: from Greek science to medieval manuscript -- Astronomy in the East: the Syriac and Persian-Indian conversions -- The formation of Arabic science, eighth through tenth centuries: translation and the creation of intellectual traditions -- Era of transfer into Latin: transformations of the medieval cosmos -- Science in the non-western world: levels of adaptation -- Record of recent matters: translations and the origins of modern Japanese science -- Japanese science in the making: of texts and translators -- The contemporary context: realities of change and difference -- Issues and examples for the study of scientific translation today -- Conclusions: gained in translation

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Science-- Language

Science-- Translating-- History

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Book number

Montgomery, Scott L

Date of Transaction

20010412122502.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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