In this work, Scott Montgomery explores the roles that translation has played in the development of Western science from antiquity to the end of the 20th century. It presents case histories of science in translation from a variety of disciplines and cultural contexts, both Western and non-Western.

In this innovative work, Scott L. Montgomery explores the diverse roles that translation has played in the development of science from antiquity to the present--from the Arabic translations of Greek and Latin texts whose reintroduction to Europe was crucial to the Renaissance, to the origin and evolution of modern science in Japan.