The Resource The lagoon : how Aristotle invented science, Armand Marie Leroi ; with translations from the Greek by Simon MacPherson and original illustrations by David Koutsogiannopoulos
The lagoon : how Aristotle invented science, Armand Marie Leroi ; with translations from the Greek by Simon MacPherson and original illustrations by David Koutsogiannopoulos
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- Summary
- In The Lagoon, acclaimed biologist Armand Marie Leroi recovers Aristotle's science. He revisits Aristotle's writings and the places where he worked. He goes to the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos to see the creatures that Aristotle saw, where he saw them. He explores Aristotle's observations, his deep ideas, his inspired guesses--and the things he got wildly wrong. He shows how Aristotle's science is deeply intertwined with his philosophical system and reveals that he was not only the first biologist, but also one of the greatest
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 501 pages
- Contents
-
- At Erato
- The island
- The known world
- The anatomies
- Natures
- The dolphin's snore
- The instruments
- The bird winds
- The soul of the cuttlefish
- Foam
- The valley of sheep
- Recipe for an oyster
- Figs, honey, fish
- The stone forest
- Kosmos
- The strait of Pyrrha
- Isbn
- 9780670026746
- Label
- The lagoon : how Aristotle invented science
- Title
- The lagoon
- Title remainder
- how Aristotle invented science
- Statement of responsibility
- Armand Marie Leroi ; with translations from the Greek by Simon MacPherson and original illustrations by David Koutsogiannopoulos
- Title variation
- How Aristotle invented science
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In The Lagoon, acclaimed biologist Armand Marie Leroi recovers Aristotle's science. He revisits Aristotle's writings and the places where he worked. He goes to the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos to see the creatures that Aristotle saw, where he saw them. He explores Aristotle's observations, his deep ideas, his inspired guesses--and the things he got wildly wrong. He shows how Aristotle's science is deeply intertwined with his philosophical system and reveals that he was not only the first biologist, but also one of the greatest
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- 10358124
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Leroi, Armand Marie
- Dewey number
- 570.1
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QH331
- LC item number
- .L5285 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- MacPherson, Simon
- Koutsogiannopoulos, David
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- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Aristotle
- Biology
- Biology
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- how Aristotle invented science
- Label
- The lagoon : how Aristotle invented science, Armand Marie Leroi ; with translations from the Greek by Simon MacPherson and original illustrations by David Koutsogiannopoulos
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-486) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- At Erato -- The island -- The known world -- The anatomies -- Natures -- The dolphin's snore -- The instruments -- The bird winds -- The soul of the cuttlefish -- Foam -- The valley of sheep -- Recipe for an oyster -- Figs, honey, fish -- The stone forest -- Kosmos -- The strait of Pyrrha
- Control code
- 1055682
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 501 pages
- Isbn
- 9780670026746
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2014021366
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780670026746
- (OCoLC)870919602
- Label
- The lagoon : how Aristotle invented science, Armand Marie Leroi ; with translations from the Greek by Simon MacPherson and original illustrations by David Koutsogiannopoulos
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-486) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- At Erato -- The island -- The known world -- The anatomies -- Natures -- The dolphin's snore -- The instruments -- The bird winds -- The soul of the cuttlefish -- Foam -- The valley of sheep -- Recipe for an oyster -- Figs, honey, fish -- The stone forest -- Kosmos -- The strait of Pyrrha
- Control code
- 1055682
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 501 pages
- Isbn
- 9780670026746
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2014021366
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780670026746
- (OCoLC)870919602
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