Tell about Ancient Greece Science ?

In general, ancient science used experimentation to help theoretical understanding while modern science uses theory to pursue practical results.

The new "Greek" approach to thinking about nature was perhaps the greatest breakthrough ever made in human thought. So far as we can tell, it began about 600 B.C., in Ionia, the southern coast of Asian Turkey, where there were a number of prosperous Greek city-states.

Sadly, much of the record is lost (for example, only the first sentence of what is believed to be the first book on science - by Anaximander of Miletus - has survived).

Scholars piece the history together from fragments reported by others, frequently centuries after the original writings. From these fragments, though, it is clear that Anaximander, his colleague Thales

others were raising for the first time broad questions about what unifying themes could explain the behavior of nature.

Astronomy provides only an example of how this new mode of thought sprang forth, but a good one.

Astronomy provides only an example of how this new mode of thought sprang forth, but a good one.

independent of them and is a highly developed example of astronomy as it was practiced in other societies prior to the Greeks.

In general, as with the Maya, societies that generated enough wealth to invest in a high level of astronomical research were all highly centralized, with a totally dominant ruling class.

Astronomy was practiced by an elite society of priests who served the rulers

Astronomy served as a very sophisticated astrology, in which events in the sky were used to forecast the future and help the rulers make critical decisions

. The observations were also used to awe the populace, reinforcing the power of the ruling order (as with Stonehenge as well as El Castillo). Astronomy was the province of religion that was part of an oppressive ruling structure.

The Greek civilization had a remarkably different organization, centered on a large number of independent city-states.

They had a strong concept of individual rights for the citizens of these states (although ironically,

most of the population might be slaves that they had acquired in wars among each other (or with other groups)).

Religion was practiced by all of the citizens, any one of whom could go to a temple and make an offering to the appropriate deity.

Although there were exceptions, many of the city-states operated on the principle that rulers served the people and did not necessarily rule for life

but could be removed. Thus, the Greek lifestyle ran strongly counter to the oppressive, dominant government/religions that had ruled other wealthy societies.

The combination of efficient farming, the contributions of slaves in doing menial work, the government and religion that responded to the needs of the people, and an efficient social structure

generation of substantial wealth, all worked together to produce a new phenomenon.

The Greeks were able to put substantial resources into science, mathematics, philosophy, and literature.

Along with these interests came the need to educate, and a teacher class grew up.

The most outstanding of these teachers became famous and attracted many pupils to large schools.

They thought deeply about nature, mathematics, and philosophy.

They left a heritage of important writings on these subjects.