Cleomedes Lectures On Astronomy
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Cleomedes Lectures On Astronomy
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Author : Cleomedes
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2004-01-19
Cleomedes Lectures On Astronomy written by Cleomedes and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-19 with History categories.
Cleomedes, philosopher and teacher, delivered a series of lectures to his students on the subject of astronomy around AD 200. The importance accorded these lectures is not one based on merit but on uniqueness as it is rare to find an intact text from a Stoic teacher of this period.
Pytheas Of Massalia
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Author : Lionel Scott
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2021-11-21
Pytheas Of Massalia written by Lionel Scott and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-21 with History categories.
Pytheas of Massalia (Marseille), mariner, explorer, geographer and astronomer, made a pioneering voyage into the then unknown Atlantic around 325 BC, reaching Britain and the Baltic; this book collects and translates the references to him and his book (which is lost), and discusses and explains them. The Greeks of Pytheas' time knew virtually nothing of northern Europe beyond the often-fantastical stories of traders, and Pytheas was the first person to provide factual, first-hand information on this region. His journey covered Iberia, France, Britain, from where he travelled so far north that he encountered ice floes; he then reached the Baltic. It was he who recorded Thule, and his astronomy enabled him to locate it on the Arctic Circle. Two thirds of our references to Pytheas come from Pliny and Strabo; their methods of work, as well as the perils of manuscript transmission, are explored in this volume. Scott also includes discussions and appendices on these areas to enable the scope of available references to be understood as a whole. There are some details of Pytheas' voyage that are lost, but the book offers balanced reasons for proposing how we may reasonably fill them in. The breadth of Pytheas' achievements and the areas and topics his work covers mean that he has a wide range of appeal within classical studies and ancient history. This volume provides an invaluable resource to undergraduate and postgraduate students of early geography and astronomy, and Greece’s knowledge of and relationship to the rest of Europe in this period.
Astrobiology And Christian Doctrine
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Author : Andrew Davison
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-07-06
Astrobiology And Christian Doctrine written by Andrew Davison and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-06 with Religion categories.
So much now points to life beyond Earth. This book addresses the impact that would make on Christian belief.
When The Earth Was Flat
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Author : Dirk L. Couprie
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-11-01
When The Earth Was Flat written by Dirk L. Couprie and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-01 with Science categories.
This book is a sequel to Heaven and Earth in Ancient Greek Cosmology (Springer 2011). With the help of many pictures, the reader is introduced into the way of thinking of ancient believers in a flat earth. The first part offers new interpretations of several Presocratic cosmologists and a critical discussion of Aristotle’s proofs that the earth is spherical. The second part explains and discusses the ancient Chinese system called gai tian. The last chapter shows that, inadvertently, ancient arguments and ideas return in the curious modern flat earth cosmologies.
Aristarchus Of Samos On The Sizes And Distances Of The Sun And Moon
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Author : Christián C. Carman
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-05-26
Aristarchus Of Samos On The Sizes And Distances Of The Sun And Moon written by Christián C. Carman and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-26 with History categories.
This book offers the Greek text and an English translation of Aristarchus of Samos’s On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon, accompanied by a full introduction, detailed commentary, and relevant scholia. Aristarchus of Samos was active in the third century BC. He was one of the first Greek astronomers to apply geometry to the solution of astronomical problems as we can see in his only extant text, On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon. Alongside the Greek text and new English translation, the book offers readers the Latin text and English translation of Commandino’s notes on the text. Readers will also benefit from a comprehensive introductory study explaining the value of Aristarchus’s calculations and methodology throughout history, as well as detailed analyses of each part of the treatise. This volume will be of interest to students and scholars working on ancient science and astronomy and the general reader interested in the history of science.
Views Of The Cordilleras And Monuments Of The Indigenous Peoples Of The Americas
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Author : Alexander von Humboldt
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2013-01-25
Views Of The Cordilleras And Monuments Of The Indigenous Peoples Of The Americas written by Alexander von Humboldt and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-25 with Science categories.
In 1799, Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland set out to determine whether the Orinoco River connected with the Amazon. But what started as a trip to investigate a relatively minor geographical controversy became the basis of a five-year exploration throughout South America, Mexico, and Cuba. The discoveries amassed by Humboldt and Bonpland were staggering, and much of today’s knowledge of tropical zoology, botany, geography, and geology can be traced back to Humboldt’s numerous records of these expeditions. One of these accounts, Views of the Cordilleras and Monuments of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, firmly established Alexander von Humboldt as the founder of Mesoamerican studies. In Views of the Cordilleras—first published in French between 1810 and 1813—Humboldt weaves together magnificently engraved drawings and detailed texts to achieve multifaceted views of cultures and landscapes across the Americas. In doing so, he offers an alternative perspective on the New World, combating presumptions of its belatedness and inferiority by arguing that the “old” and the “new” world are of the same geological age. This critical edition of Views of the Cordilleras—the second volume in the Alexander von Humboldt in English series—contains a new, unabridged English translation of Humboldt’s French text, as well as annotations, a bibliography, and all sixty-nine plates from the original edition, many of them in color.
Time In Antiquity
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Author : Robert Hannah
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2008-11-26
Time In Antiquity written by Robert Hannah and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-26 with History categories.
Time in Antiquity explores the different perceptions of time from Classical antiquity, principally through the technology designed to measure, mark or tell time. The material discussed ranges from the sixth century BC in archaic Greece to the 3rd century AD in the Roman Empire, and offers fascinating insights into ordinary people’s perceptions of time and time-keeping instruments.
The Orphic Astrologer Critodemus
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Author : Cristian Tolsa
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2023-12-04
The Orphic Astrologer Critodemus written by Cristian Tolsa and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-04 with Literary Criticism categories.
Despite the relevance of astrology in Graeco-Roman mentality, our information about the early period of Hellenistic astrology is marred by the scarcity of original sources. Personal astrology did not take off until the late Hellenistic period, due to the more substantial Hellenization of Mesopotamia facilitating the import of Babylonian theories. The most relevant doctrines, mostly surviving as references and partial paraphrases in later authors and astrological miscellanies, are attached to the pseudepigraphical names of Nechepsos and Petosiris, which have been traced back to the Egyptian Demotic tradition. Critodemus, who is classified as a later author even if Firmicus Maternus invokes him as a founding authority, appears as a parallel to these Egyptian transmitters, in that he presented astrology, like them, in the form of a didactic poem, but employing an Orphic frame instead of Egyptian. By collecting, contextualizing, and analyzing all the evidence on this author, this book establishes a relatively early chronology for Critodemus and aims both at distinguishing his original contributions and at explaining the various forms in which his text was used and modified in the later tradition.
Plato And His Legacy
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Author : Yosef Z. Liebersohn
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2021-07-20
Plato And His Legacy written by Yosef Z. Liebersohn and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-20 with Philosophy categories.
This volume offers a detailed interpretation of Plato’s texts and Platonic philosophy in its various forms and shapes as a living force in the history of philosophy, from the Hellenistic age, through the Middle Ages and Renaissance Italy, to modern England, America, Japan, and Israel. Most of the contributions here deal with the afterlife and influence of Plato’s dialogues in later Greek philosophy and in various places and periods, and approach a number of dialogues and issues from new perspectives, shedding new light on some ancient problems. These studies represent no single approach, and illustrate, in their various ways, some different methods of approaching the original and ever-surprising author that Plato has always been.
Later Stoicism 155 Bc To Ad 200
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Author : Brad Inwood
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-05-19
Later Stoicism 155 Bc To Ad 200 written by Brad Inwood and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-19 with Philosophy categories.
Most modern readers of the Stoics think first of later authors such as Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius. Existing works like Long and Sedley's The Hellenistic Philosophers concentrate on the Stoics of the early school. This book focusses on the more influential later school, including key figures like Panaetius and Posidonius, and provides well-chosen selections from the full range of Stoic thinkers. It emphasizes their important work in logic, physics and cosmology as well as in ethics. Fresh translations and incisive commentary present a picture of Stoic thought informed by up-to-date historical research and philosophical analysis. The book will be essential for scholars and students of ancient philosophy and of Hellenistic and Roman culture.