Non-Western History of Science: Discoveries We Didn't Know About

The history of science as it has never been told before: a story of unsung heroes that goes far beyond the Western canon that we are all taught in school.
When we think of the origins of modern science, we default to Europe. We remember the great minds of Nicolaus Copernicus, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein. But the history of science has never been exclusively a European affair: the most important scientific discoveries resulted from the exchange of ideas from different cultures around the world. Copernicus relied on mathematical methods borrowed from Arabic and Persian texts. The laws of Newton are based on astronomical observations made in Asia and Africa. When Darwin wrote 'On the Origin of Species', he drew on a Chinese encyclopedia from the 16th century. And when Einstein studied quantum mechanics, he was inspired by Bengali physicist Satyendra Nath Bose.
In this ambitious revisionist book, James Poskett rethinks the history of science, revealing the vital contributions of scientists from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific region to this global narrative.