Academic Calendar - 2024

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2024
Western Main Campus

Classical Studies 2710A/B

ANCIENT GREEK SCIENCE


This course considers the dawn and development in the ancient Greek city-states of the natural sciences. Scientific topics discussed include the Near Eastern heritage, cosmology, "the inquiry concerning nature", physics, astronomy, mathematics, biology, medicine, techniques of proof and demonstration, and theory construction. Relevant non-scientific topics include magic, astrology, and divination.

Extra Information: 2 lecture hours.

Course Weight: 0.50
Breadth: CATEGORY B i  
Subject Code: CLASSICS