The Study of Ancient Science at Stanford
Stanford has a long tradition in the study of ancient science, (in particular, ancient mathematics). Wilbur Knorr was a Stanford professor for almost twenty years ? producing important studies among which is "The Ancient Tradition of Geometric Problems", a book widely considered to be the best survey available of ancient Greek mathematics. Since 1999, Reviel Netz has been at Stanford, adding on to Knorr's legacy and striking in new directions. Prof. Netz' research ranges from the cognitive history of ancient science, via the study of science from a literary perspective, to the paleography of scientific manuscripts (of which the most famous is the Archimedes Palimpsest.)
Both Classics and the History of Science and Ideas are by their nature interdisciplinary fields, so that it is natural that there are many ways in which the two interact.
|
|
