The Dream of the West, Pt II, Part 2This volume looks at the ancient heritage of Greek philosophy and Mesopotamian astronomy and examines the history of map-making, coastal and celestial navigation and astronomy from 1487-1727. |
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... Celestial Sphere and the Sundial 165 13. Early Greek Astronomers 181 14. Hipparchus 193 15. Ptolemy 207 16. The Occidental Calendar 216 17. Medieval Astronomy 224 PART III – TO THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE EARTH 18. The Mariner's Compass 241 ...
... Celestial Sphere and the Sundial 165 13. Early Greek Astronomers 181 14. Hipparchus 193 15. Ptolemy 207 16. The Occidental Calendar 216 17. Medieval Astronomy 224 PART III – TO THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE EARTH 18. The Mariner's Compass 241 ...
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Contents
THE LIGHT OF THE OCCIDENT THE GREEK PHILOSOPHERS Introduction | 1 |
The Milesians | 6 |
Pythagoras | 21 |
Heracleitus | 32 |
Parmenides | 37 |
Empedocles | 42 |
Anaxagoras | 50 |
Democritus | 53 |
Logs Depth Finders and the Nautical Mile | 254 |
Great Circle Sailing and the Gnomonic Projection | 258 |
Portolan Charts | 266 |
Geographia of Ptolemy | 277 |
Mercator and the Mercator Projection | 298 |
Surveying and Coastal Navigation | 321 |
SIGNPOSTS IN THE HEAVENS 25 Early Navigation Instruments | 333 |
The Astrolabe and the CrossStaff | 340 |
Plato | 61 |
Classical Geometry | 102 |
Aristotle | 121 |
PART II THE MAJESTY OF OLYMPUS | 141 |
Babylonian Astronomy and Astrology | 143 |
The Celestial Sphere and the Sundial | 165 |
Early Greek Astronomers | 181 |
Hipparchus | 193 |
Ptolemy | 207 |
The Occidental Calendar | 216 |
Medieval Astronomy | 224 |
TO THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE EARTH 18 The Mariners Compass | 241 |
Reflecting Instruments and the Chronometer | 362 |
Celestial Navigation | 382 |
THE REVELATION OF GODS GLORY | 405 |
Andreas Vesalius | 424 |
Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler | 443 |
William Harvey | 467 |
Christiaan Huygens | 492 |
Robert Hooke | 508 |
Isaac Newton | 524 |
Epilogue | 538 |
Glossary | 557 |
Common terms and phrases
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