[Sca-cooks] How much land to feed a person

[Daniel Phelps]

> Regards the books:
>
> > > "Greek and Roman Technology"
> > > "Islamic Technology"
>
> Was written:
>
> > amazon.com didn't list those as authored by Landels ...
> > who were the authors?
>
> Hmmm... I simply must stop replying to E-mails while in the depths of a
hard
> cold.  Landels did not author either of these two books.  I seem to recall
> that the agricultural connection in the text "Greek and Roman Technology"
> primarily involved irrigation.
>
> Islamic Technology: An Illustrated History
> Ahmad Y. al-Hassan and Donald R. Hill. xvi + 304 pp. (Cambridge University
> Press, 1986)
> Paperback: 320 pages
> Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1st Pbk edition (January 16, 1992)
> ISBN: 0521422396
> "Although the contributions of Islamic civilisations to science have long
> been recognised, the application of this scientific expertise to
technology
> has hitherto been neglected. This pioneering book begins to remedy that
> neglect, first by celebrating the richness and ingenuity of the world of
> Islamic technology and then by pointing the way forward to its more
detailed
> exploration. Lavishly illustrated, this book explores the major
> technological achievements of Islamic civilisations."
>
> White, K.D.; "Greek and Roman Technology", Cornell University Press, 1984.
> "Excellent survey of basic technology, architecture, and engineering.
> Extensive bibliography makes this book a great place from which to jump."
>
> There is a second book that might be confused with the above text which
> might be even more illustrative.
>
> John W. Humphrey, John P. Oleson, and Andrew W. Sherwood, Greek and Roman
> Technology. A Sourcebook. Annotated Translations of Greek and Latin Texts
> and Documents (London and New York 1998) 85-86 no. 3.9.
>
> While people are at it they might find this site
> http://www.trincoll.edu/~greger/ASCSA%20--%20Seminar.htm related to a
> 2003-2004 class on "Greek Agriculture" by the American School of Classical
> Studies at Athens to be of interest.
>
> Daniel
>