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- 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
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
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Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic
Dirk L. Couprie
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