Overview
- Discusses ancient theories of a flat Earth with surprising new insights and interpretations
- Contrasts early Greek philosophy with ancient Chinese concepts
- Numerous images visualize ancient cosmology
Part of the book series: Historical & Cultural Astronomy (HCA)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Ancient Greece
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Reviews
“Highly specialized and learned exposition much is made of the textual, conceptual, and … relevant literature. The author is also to be congratulated on his clarity and thoroughness.” (David W. Hughes, The Observatory, Vol. 139 (1270), June, 2019)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Current position: leader of a project on Presocratic Philosophy at the philosophical department of the faculty of philosophy and arts, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen.
Areas of work: Presocratic philosophy, more especially Presocratic cosmology; also ancient cosmology in a broader perspective (ancient Egyptian, ancient Jewish, ancient Chinese).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: When the Earth Was Flat
Book Subtitle: Studies in Ancient Greek and Chinese Cosmology
Authors: Dirk L. Couprie
Series Title: Historical & Cultural Astronomy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97052-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-97051-6Published: 12 November 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07292-6Published: 01 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-97052-3Published: 01 November 2018
Series ISSN: 2509-310X
Series E-ISSN: 2509-3118
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXI, 361
Number of Illustrations: 81 b/w illustrations, 71 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Metaphysics