John Farndon
The Medicine Book
Ancient and Medieval Medicine: Prehistory to 1600[rtoc] A shaman to combat disease and death: Prehistoric medicine A healer of one disease and no more: Ancient Egyptian medicine The balance of the doshas is freedom from disease: Ayurvedic medicine We rebuild what fortune has taken away: Plastic surgery First, do no harm: Greek medicine A body …
The Maths Book
Ancient and Classical Periods: 6000 BCE-500 CE[rtoc] Numeral take their places: Positional numbers The square as the highest power: Quadratic equations The accurate reckoning for inquiring into all things: The Rhind papyrus The sum is the same in every direction: Magic squares Number is the cause of gods and daemons: Pythagoras A real number that …
The Politics Book
Introduction Ancient Political Thought: 800BCE – 30CE[rtoc] Confucius: If your desire is for good, the people will be good Sun Tzu: The art of war is of vital importance to the state Mozi: Plans for the country are only to be shared with the learned Plato: Until philosophers are kings, cities will never have rest …