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The Librarian Who Measured The Earth
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Author : Kathryn Lasky
language : en
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2008-11-16
The Librarian Who Measured The Earth written by Kathryn Lasky and has been published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-16 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A colorfully illustrated biography of the Greek philosopher and scientist Eratosthenes, who compiled the first geography book and accurately measured the globe's circumference.
The Librarian Who Measured The Earth
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Author : Kathryn Lasky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
The Librarian Who Measured The Earth written by Kathryn Lasky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Astronomers categories.
Describes the life and work of Eratosthenes, the Greek geographer and astronomer who accurately measured the circumference of the Earth.
Eratosthenes Geography
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Author : Eratosthenes
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2010-01-24
Eratosthenes Geography written by Eratosthenes and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-24 with History categories.
This is the first modern edition and first English translation of one of the earliest and most important works in the history of geography, the third-century Geographika of Eratosthenes. In this work, which for the first time described the geography of the entire inhabited world as it was then known, Eratosthenes of Kyrene (ca. 285-205 BC) invented the discipline of geography as we understand it. A polymath who served as librarian at Alexandria and tutor to the future King Ptolemy IV, Eratosthenes created the terminology of geography, probably including the word geographia itself. Building on his previous work, in which he determined the size and shape of the earth, Eratosthenes in the Geographika created a grid of parallels and meridians that linked together every place in the world: for the first time one could figure out the relationship and distance between remote localities, such as northwest Africa and the Caspian Sea. The Geographika also identified some four hundred places, more than ever before, from Thoule (probably Iceland) to Taprobane (Sri Lanka), and from well down the coast of Africa to Central Asia. This is the first collation of the more than 150 fragments of the Geographika in more than a century. Each fragment is accompanied by an English translation, a summary, and commentary. Duane W. Roller provides a rich background, including a history of the text and its reception, a biography of Eratosthenes, and a comprehensive account of ancient Greek geographical thought and of Eratosthenes' pioneering contribution to it. This edition also includes maps that show all of the known places named in the Geographika, appendixes, a bibliography, and indexes.
Defining And Measuring Nature
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Author : Jeffrey Huw Williams
language : en
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Release Date : 2014-03-01
Defining And Measuring Nature written by Jeffrey Huw Williams and has been published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-01 with Science categories.
Weights and measures form an essential part of our ingrained view of the world. It is just about impossible to function effectively without some internalized system of measurement. In this volume, I outline a history of the science of measurement, and the
Sugaring Time
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Author : Kathryn Lasky
language : en
Publisher: Everbind
Release Date : 2009-07-01
Sugaring Time written by Kathryn Lasky and has been published by Everbind this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-01 with categories.
In lyrical prose and black-and-white photographs, Lasky's book depicts the Lacey family of Vermont making maple syrup. --School Library Journal
Miss Rumphius
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Author : Barbara Cooney
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 1985-11-06
Miss Rumphius written by Barbara Cooney and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-11-06 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A beloved classic—written by a beloved Caldecott winner—is lovelier than ever! Barbara Cooney's story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful, has a timeless quality that resonates with each new generation. The countless lupines that bloom along the coast of Maine are the legacy of the real Miss Rumphius, the Lupine Lady, who scattered lupine seeds everywhere she went. Miss Rumphius received the American Book Award in the year of publication. To celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of two-time Caldecott winner Barbara Cooney's best-loved book, the illustrations have been reoriginated, going back to the original art to ensure state-of-the-art reproduction of Cooney's exquisite artwork. The art for Miss Rumphius has a permanent home in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.
Weslandia
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Author : Paul Fleischman
language : en
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Release Date : 2022-02-01
Weslandia written by Paul Fleischman and has been published by Candlewick Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
"This fantastical picture book, like its hero, is bursting at the seams with creativity. . . . a vigorous shot in the arm to nonconformists everywhere" — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Enter the witty, intriguing world of Weslandia! Now that school is over, Wesley needs a summer project. He’s learned that each civilization needs a staple food crop, so he decides to sow a garden and start his own — civilization, that is. He turns over a plot of earth, and plants begin to grow. They soon tower above him and bear a curious-looking fruit. As Wesley experiments, he finds that the plant will provide food, clothing, shelter, and even recreation. It isn’t long before his neighbors and classmates develop more than an idle curiosity about Wesley — and exactly how he is spending his summer vacation.
A Question And Answer Guide To Astronomy
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Author : Carol Christian
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-03-23
A Question And Answer Guide To Astronomy written by Carol Christian 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 2017-03-23 with Science categories.
Contains 250 questions and answers about astronomy, particular for the amateur astronomer.
The Library Of The Unwritten
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Author : A. J. Hackwith
language : en
Publisher: Titan Books
Release Date : 2020-02-11
The Library Of The Unwritten written by A. J. Hackwith and has been published by Titan Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-11 with Fiction categories.
Join the library and raise hell in the first book of a stunning new fantasy series, where books unfinished by their authors reside within the Unwritten Wing of the devil's own library, and restless characters will emerge from out of their pages... Many years ago, Claire was named Head Librarian of the Unwritten Wing. Her job consists mainly of repairing and organizing books, but also of keeping an eye on restless stories that risk materializing as characters and escaping the library. When a Hero escapes from his book and goes in search of his author, Claire must track and capture him with the help of former muse and current assistant Brevity and nervous demon courier Leto. But what should have been a simple retrieval goes horrifyingly wrong when the terrifyingly angelic Ramiel attacks them, convinced that they hold the Devil's Bible. The text of the Devil's Bible is a powerful weapon in the power struggle between Heaven and Hell, so it falls to the librarians to find a book with the power to reshape the boundaries between Heaven, Hell... and Earth.
The Catalogue Of Shipwrecked Books
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Author : Edward Wilson-Lee
language : en
Publisher: Scribner
Release Date : 2020-03-10
The Catalogue Of Shipwrecked Books written by Edward Wilson-Lee and has been published by Scribner this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-10 with History categories.
This impeccably researched and “adventure-packed” (The Washington Post) account of the obsessive quest by Christopher Columbus’s son to create the greatest library in the world is “the stuff of Hollywood blockbusters” (NPR) and offers a vivid picture of Europe on the verge of becoming modern. At the peak of the Age of Exploration, Hernando Colón sailed with his father Christopher Columbus on his final voyage to the New World, a journey that ended in disaster, bloody mutiny, and shipwreck. After Columbus’s death in 1506, eighteen-year-old Hernando sought to continue—and surpass—his father’s campaign to explore the boundaries of the known world by building a library that would collect everything ever printed: a vast holding organized by summaries and catalogues; really, the first ever database for the exploding diversity of written matter as the printing press proliferated across Europe. Hernando traveled extensively and obsessively amassed his collection based on the groundbreaking conviction that a library of universal knowledge should include “all books, in all languages and on all subjects,” even material often dismissed: ballads, erotica, news pamphlets, almanacs, popular images, romances, fables. The loss of part of his collection to another maritime disaster in 1522, set off the final scramble to complete this sublime project, a race against time to realize a vision of near-impossible perfection. “Magnificent…a thrill on almost every page” (The New York Times Book Review), The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books is a window into sixteenth-century Europe’s information revolution, and a reflection of the passion and intrigues that lie beneath our own insatiable desires to bring order to the world today.