Rethinking the meaning of mechanism in antiquity: Sylvia Berryman: The mechanical hypothesis in ancient Greek natural philosophy. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009, 296pp, $93 HB

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Rethinking the meaning of mechanism in antiquity Content Type Journal Article Category Essay Review Pages 1-6 DOI 10.1007/s11016-011-9599-0 Authors Jean De Groot, School of Philosophy, Catholic University of America, 420 Michigan Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20064, USA Journal Metascience Online ISSN 1467-9981 Print ISSN 0815-0796.

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