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AMST 22800 - Wooster in Greece : Ancient Science & Medicine in the Greek Islands


A survey of ancient scientific discoveries and innovations, as well as the major forms of scientific thought in Greece in the Classical and Byzantine periods. Topics of inquiry include ancient engineering and technology, ancient astronomy, herbal remedies and cures, surgical instruments and the material record, and theories of science and medicine. Students will visit sites and museums in Greece and Turkey and discuss primary and secondary sources in ancient science, philosophy, medicine and history.