Download or read book Evidence and Interpretation in Studies on Early Science and Medicine written by Edith Sylla and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing sixteen essays and a substantial introduction by noted historians of premodern science, this book provides a fresh look at divergent yet complementary traditions of interpreting the natural world, ranging from Greek mechanics to early modern Chinese theories of dragons.