Hellenistic science

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Hellenistic science refers to the body of scientific knowledge and methods developed in the Greek-speaking world after Alexander the Great, characterized by systematic observation, mathematical modeling, and advances in fields such as astronomy, geometry, mechanics, and medicine.

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instanceOf historical scientific tradition
period of science history
associatedWithInstitution Library of Alexandria
Mouseion of Alexandria
linked to: Mouseion
characterizedBy development of mechanical devices
quantitative mathematical treatment of nature
specialized professional scholars
systematic astronomical observation
use of axiomatic-deductive methods in geometry
use of large-scale libraries and research institutions
developsField anatomy
astronomy
engineering
geography
geometry
harmonics
hydrostatics
mathematical astronomy
mathematical physics
mechanics
medicine
optics
pharmacology
statics
follows Classical Greek science
geographicCenter Alexandria
Pergamon
Rhodes
Syracuse
hasKeyFigure Apollonius of Perga
Archimedes
Aristarchus of Samos
Ctesibius
Erasistratus
Eratosthenes
Euclid
Hero of Alexandria
Herophilus
Hipparchus
Ptolemy
linked to: Ptolemaios
hasKeyWork Almagest
Elements
On the Sand-Reckoner
linked to: The Sand Reckoner

On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon
hasLegacy basis for later mechanics and engineering
foundation for classical geometry curriculum
foundation for later mathematical astronomy
includesDiscovery approximate circumference of the Earth by Eratosthenes
early heliocentric proposal by Aristarchus of Samos
geocentric astronomical models refined by Hipparchus
law of the lever by Archimedes
principle of buoyancy by Archimedes
systematic human dissections by Herophilus
influenced Islamic Golden Age science
Renaissance science
Roman science
medieval European science
influencedBy Aristotelian philosophy
linked to: Aristotelianism

Babylonian astronomy
Egyptian mathematics
Egyptian medicine
Platonic philosophy
Pythagorean mathematics
languageOf Greek
partOf Hellenistic civilization
linked to: Hellenistic period
timePeriod late 4th century BCE to 1st century BCE
usesMethod empirical investigation
geometrical reasoning
mathematical modeling
systematic observation

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Ikhwan al-Safa influencedBy Hellenistic science
Hellenistic medicine relatedTo Hellenistic science
Hellenistic astronomy partOf Hellenistic science
Geber influencedBy Hellenistic science
Banu Musa brothers influencedBy Hellenistic science