In this innovative work, Scott L. Montgomery explores the diverse roles that translation has played in the development of science from antiquity to the present—from the 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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"[A] book of great richness, as much for its examples as for its ideas, which keenly illustrate the development of knowledge across languages and epochs. It is a book to read and reread. Its subject is important; it is ours, it is our history." - Andre Clas, Meta: Journal des Traducteurs; "[T]his book... seems to stand alone on the shelf. A good thing, therefore, that it is so full of good things, both in the content and the prose." - William R. Everdell, MAA Online; "An impressive work.... By reminding us of the role of diverse cultures in the elevation of science within a particular nation or civilization, the book makes a substantial contribution to the postmodern worldview that emphasizes multiculturalism." - Choice
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In this innovative work, Scott L. Montgomery explores the diverse roles 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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Scott L. Montgomery is an author, geologist, and independent scholar. In addition to his books, he has written many scientific and scholarly papers and monographs on a range of subjects, including energy, petroleum geology, history of science, language studies, education, and American culture. He teaches in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, and has lectured at many universities.
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Translation of scientific ideas, not words,
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This is not a history of translation of scientific writing from one language to another. The author rather points out that when new scientific concepts moved from one culture to another (e.g., Greek to Roman) it was a migration of concepts, and the concepts did not always fit into their new home. Montgomery makes his point very clearly through his examples. When Greek astronomy moved to imperial Rome, the science was understood for its pragmatic value.
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Astronomy, it is often said, comprises the oldest of the exact sciences, reaching back more than five millennia in the search for precise patterns in the skies and the power to predict them mathematically. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rangaku scholars, fidus interpres, astronomical terminology, astronomical discourse, handbook tradition, linguistic transfer, medieval translators, individual translators, astronomical thought, foreign sciences, textual culture, translation movement, manuscript culture Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gerard of Cremona, Near East, Martianus Capella, Thábit ibn Qurrah, United States, Ptolemy's Almagest, William of Moerbeke, Adelard of Bath, Ibn Qutayba, Seimi Kaisó, Hunayn ibn Isháq, Pliny the Elder, Severus Sebokht, World War, Handy Tables, British Library, John of Seville, Latin Europe, Theon of Alexandria, Cicero's Aratus, Dominicus Gundissalinus, Euclid's Elements, Miura Baien, Sergius of Reshaina, Bibliothèque Nationale New!
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Astronomy, it is often said, comprises the oldest of the exact sciences, reaching back more than five millennia in the search for precise patterns in the skies and the power to predict them mathematically. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rangaku scholars, fidus interpres, astronomical terminology, astronomical discourse, handbook tradition, linguistic transfer, medieval translators, individual translators, astronomical thought, foreign sciences, textual culture, translation movement, manuscript culture Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gerard of Cremona, Near East, Martianus Capella, Thábit ibn Qurrah, United States, Ptolemy's Almagest, William of Moerbeke, Adelard of Bath, Ibn Qutayba, Seimi Kaisó, Hunayn ibn Isháq, Pliny the Elder, Severus Sebokht, World War, Handy Tables, British Library, John of Seville, Latin Europe, Theon of Alexandria, Cicero's Aratus, Dominicus Gundissalinus, Euclid's Elements, Miura Baien, Sergius of Reshaina, Bibliothèque Nationale New!
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- Aristotle: On the Heavens (Loeb Classical Library No. 338) by Aristotle on 4 pages
- Seneca: Naturales Quaestiones, Books 1-3 (Loeb Classical Library No. 450) (Bks.I-III v. 1) by Seneca on page 37, page 47, and Back Matter
- The Dream of Scipio (Somnium Scipionis) (Studies in Hermetic Tradition) by Marcus Tullius Cicero on page 36, page 40, and page 53
- Science in the Middle Ages (Chicago History of Science and Medicine) by David C. Lindberg in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Translation Theory and Practice in the Middle Ages (Studies in Medieval Culture) by Mich.) International Congress on Medieval Studies 1993 (Kalamazoo in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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