The Dialogue of Civilizations in the Birth of Modern Science
Arun Bala challenges Eurocentric conceptions of history by showing how Chinese, Indian, Arabic, and ancient Egyptian ideas in philosophy, mathematics, cosmology and physics played an indispensable role in making possible the birth of modern science.
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Arun Bala
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The Dialogue of Civilizations in the Birth of Modern Science
THE DIALOGUE OF CIVILIZATIONS IN THE BIRTH OF MODERN SCIENCE
First published in 2006 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS. Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN-13: 978-1-4039-7468-6 ISBN-10: 1-4039-7468-3 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bala, Arun. The dialogue of civilizations in the birth of modern science/Arun Bala. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-4039-7468-3 (alk. paper) 1. Science—History. 2. Science—Philosophy. 3. Science and civilization. I. Title. Q125.B2925 2006 509—dc22
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A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Macmillan India Ltd. First edition: October 2006 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America.
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Copyright © Arun Bala, 2006. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
To the memory of my father and mother for their acute sensitivity to intercultural dialogue which opened my eyes to worlds that otherwise might have remained closed
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Dedication
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