Needles & Numbers
What are the two main forces the Chinese believed in?
Ying and Yang
Where did the word atoms come from?
Philosophers in Greece called the "atomists"
How long ago was the Hippocratic Oath written?
Over 2,000 years ago
Who said "All men by nature desire to know"?
Aristotle
Which scientists have more surviving works than any other ancient author/scientist?
Galen
Can the Wall of China be seen from Space?
No
Who authored the Almagest?
Claudius Ptolemy
What is the first Hippocratic Principle?
People fall ill because of natural causes that have rational explanations
How did Aristotle discover the development of chickens?
He cracked an egg each day to observe formations
Who greatly influenced Galen?
Hippocrates
What did the Chinese call the calculation they used to find out how long it would take for the whole universe to make a complete cycle?
The Supreme Ultimate Grand Origin
Who used geometry to measure the circumference of the earth?
Eratosthenes
What is the second Hippocratic Principle?
Both health and diseases are caused by humors in our bodies.
What did Aristotle find to be the key organ in animals?
The heart
What routine assessment did Galen invent to determine heart rate?
Checking a patient's pulse
India
Who created "plain geometry"?
Euclid
What is the last Hippocratic Principle?
The healing power of nature
The potential an object has
What two parts of health and disease did Galen pay special attention to?
Physical health and mental health
What is still original to China from centuries ago?
Their writing
Who is said to have brought Egyptian math to the Greeks?
Thales
What is the overarching statement in the present-day Hippocratic Oath?
Do no harm
How did Aristotle view "actuality"?
The end-point of potentiality
What book did Galen author that told about the structures of the organs and their roles?
On the Uses of the Parts