Science in Translation

Preface
Introduction: Transfers of Learning, Questions of Influence
Part I. The Heavens through Time and Space: A History of Translating Astronomy in the West
1. The Era of Roman Translation
From Greek Science to Medieval Manuscript
2. Astronomy in the East
The Syriac and Persian-Indian Conversions
3. The Formation of Arabic Science, Eighth through Tenth Centuries
Translation and the Creation of Intellectual Traditions
4. Era of Translation into Latin
Transformations of the Medieval World
Part II. Science in the Non-Western World: Levels of Adaptation
5. Record of Recent Matters
Translation and the Origins of Modern Japanese Science
6. Japanese Science in the Making
Of Texts and Translators
Part III. The Contemporary Context: Realities of Change and Difference
7. Issues and Examples for the Study of Scientific Translation Today
8. Conclusion
Gained in Translation
References
Index