A History of Science 1
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It is scarcely too much to say that, but for Babylon, real civilization might not yet have dawned upon the earth." Considering that a period of almost two thousand years separates the times of writing of these two esti- mates, the estimates themselves are singularly in uni- son. They show that the greatest of Oriental nations has not suffered in reputation at the hands of posterity.
It is indeed almost impossible to contemplate the monu- ments of Babylonian and Assyrian civilization that are no...w preserved in the European and American museums without becoming enthusiastic. That certainly was a wonderful civilization which has left us the tablets on which are inscribed the laws of a Khamurabi on the one hand, and the art treasures of the palace of an Asshurbanipal on the other. Yet a candid considera- 83 A HISTORY OF SCIENCE tion of the scientific attainments of the Babylonians and Assyrians can scarcely arouse us to a like enthu- siasm. In considering the subject we have seen that, so far as pure science is concerned, the efforts of the Babylonians and Assyrians chiefly centred about the subjects of astrology and magic.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It is scarcely too much to say that, but for Babylon, real civilization might not yet have dawned upon the earth." Considering that a period of almost two thousand years separates the times of writing of these two esti- mates, the estimates themselves are singularly in uni- son. They show that the greatest of Oriental nations has not suffered in reputation at the hands of posterity.
It is indeed almost impossible to contemplate the monu- ments of Babylonian and Assyrian civilization that are no...w preserved in the European and American museums without becoming enthusiastic. That certainly was a wonderful civilization which has left us the tablets on which are inscribed the laws of a Khamurabi on the one hand, and the art treasures of the palace of an Asshurbanipal on the other. Yet a candid considera- 83 A HISTORY OF SCIENCE tion of the scientific attainments of the Babylonians and Assyrians can scarcely arouse us to a like enthu- siasm. In considering the subject we have seen that, so far as pure science is concerned, the efforts of the Babylonians and Assyrians chiefly centred about the subjects of astrology and magic.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Williams, Henry Smith, 1863-1943 to read onlineMoreLess
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