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BL
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625347
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dltt
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Montgomery, Scott L
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| Title & Author
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Science in translation : : movements of knowledge through cultures and time /\ Scott L. Montgomery
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| Publication Statement
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Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, 2000
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xi, 325 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0226534804 (cl : acid-free paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-315) and index
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| Contents
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Introduction: transfers of learning, questions of influence -- The heavens through time and space: a history of translating astronomy in the West -- The era of Roman translation: from Greek science to medieval manuscript -- Astronomy in the East: the Syriac and Persian-Indian conversions -- The formation of Arabic science, eighth through tenth centuries: translation and the creation of intellectual traditions -- Era of transfer into Latin: transformations of the medieval cosmos -- Science in the non-western world: levels of adaptation -- Record of recent matters: translations and the origins of modern Japanese science -- Japanese science in the making: of texts and translators -- The contemporary context: realities of change and difference -- Issues and examples for the study of scientific translation today -- Conclusions: gained in translation
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Science-- Translating-- History
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Science-- Language
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| LC Classification
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Q124.M66 2000
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