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The Astronomical Revolution
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Originally published in English in 1973. This volume traces the development of the revolution which so drastically altered man’s view of the universe in the s
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Authors: Joe McCoy
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The philosophy of the Presocratics still governs scholarly discussion today. This important volume grapples with a host of philosophical issues and philological
Eratosthenes'
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Pages: 322
Authors: Eratosthenes
Categories: History
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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 Ge