Before Nature: Cuneiform Knowledge and the History of Science
A study of cuneiform texts and ancient Mesopotamian approaches to knowledge, nature, and early science by Francesca Rochberg.
About This Book
Before Nature examines the intellectual traditions of ancient Mesopotamia and their approach to knowledge about the world.
The book draws on cuneiform sources to discuss early scientific thought and its historical context.
Francesca Rochberg analyzes how Mesopotamian scholars recorded observations and interpreted natural phenomena.
This work contributes to understanding the origins and development of scientific inquiry in the ancient Near East.
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