1st Edition
Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists The Greek Tradition and its Many Heirs
List of Illustrations Introduction Note to Users Entries A-Z Gazetteer Glossary Timeline Topics Indices
Biography
Paul T. Keyser’s publications include work on gravitational physics, computer science, stylometry, Greek tragedy, and ancient science. Formerly a teacher of Classics, he is currently crafting Java for IBM’s Watson Research Center.
Georgia L. Irby-Massie is Assistant Professor at the College of William and Mary. Her research investigates reflections of science in literature and society, and includes publications on astrology, geography, natural philosophy in tragedy, and women scientists.
'There is nothing even remotely as good ... this is of immense usefulness for an individual or a library.' – CHOICE
‘Its extent and arrangement, from the introduction through the pages of bibliography, the encyclopaedia proper with its illustrations of portraits, busts and geometrical and astronomical diagrams, to the copious classifications, indexes and finding aids, point to much painstaking labour and careful planning. This is … a work of immense scholarship.’ – Reference Reviews
