Science in Ancient Greece

Science of the Past

by Kathlyn Gay

Discusses the theories of ancient Greek philosopher-scientists such as Ptolemy, Pythagoras, Hippocrates, and Aristotle, and describes scientific discoveries and their applications in ancient Greece.

Genres: Science, History, Historical, Nonfiction, Childrens, Ancient History

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

KATHLYN GAY is the author of more than 100 books, including young adult books, encyclopedias, teacher manuals, and portions of textbooks. Most of her work focuses on social and environmental issues, culture, history, and communication. In 1983, her book Acid Rain was selected as an "Outstanding Book" by the National Council for Social Studies and National Science Teachers' Association. Silent Killers received the same award in 1988. Global Garbage: International Trade in Toxic Waste was chosen as a Notable Book for Young People in 1993. In recent years, Kathlyn Gay has collaborated with family members, sons Martin and Douglas Gay and daughter Karen Hamilton, on various books.

Reviews

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like this Science of the Past series for my science-minded first grader because it presents historical information through the lenses of medicine, astronomy, physics, etc. We have a lot of different books on our reading list for Ancient Greece, but this was the only to mention a lot of the important mathematicians, scientists and philosophers of the day. As was the case with Science in Ancient Mesopotamia, my daughter's favorite chapter was the one about medicine. She gets such a kick out of the fact that she knows more about germs and the spread of disease than the smartest of ancient experts. She also really enjoyed reading about geometry.

[Gary · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a subject I will have to dig into deeper, but this book was a really good introduction. I actually read it in order to teach the subject to my children, but it soon gripped me thoroughly (even though it is, technically, a children's book).

Liked it a lot.