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64 pp.
| Watts |
July, 1998 |
LibraryISBN 0-531-20357-3$$24.00
(4)
4-6Science of the Past series.
Ancient ideas about astronomy, medicine, animal and plant classification, and mathematics are clearly, if briefly, discussed. Color photos and reproductions illustrate the books, which cover so much information that some major figures, such as Plato and Aristotle, are barely mentioned. Bib., glos., ind.