In this innovative work, Scott L. Montgomery explores the diverse rotes that translation has played in the development of science from antiquity to the...
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In this innovative work, Scott L. Montgomery explores the diverse rotes that translation has played in the development of science from antiquity to the present, from Arabic translations of Greek and Latin texts - whose reintroduction to Europe was crucial to the Renaissance - to the origin and evolution of modern science in Japan.
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Transfers of learning, questions of influence
The heavens through time and space: A history of translating astronomy in the West
Science in the non-western world: Levels of adaptation
The contemporary context: Realities of change and difference