[onyx]

Good catch. A measured and honest column.

but science simply did not exist in either of these ancient civilizations.

I have no idea! From my lofty perch, I'd say the contruction of the pyramids was an exercise in science!

[DPB101]

If you ever plan on being marooned on an island or going to prison, be sure to pack Joseph Needham's Science and Civilisation in China. Seventeen volumes as I recall. Amazing stuff.

[Right Wing Professor]

Hipparcus measured the distance to the moon in 123 BC. The Greeks also measured the diameter of the earth. Most of modern geometry and a fair bit of algebra was discovered by the Greeks. The Arabs invented chemistry. The Indians did important research in algebra. People have already referrd to the Chinese.