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Ptolemy, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Ptolemy's Geography : An Annotated Translation of the Theoretical Chapters / Ptolemy. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2020] ©2000 1 online resource (208 p.) : 13 maps, 20 line Illus., 2 tables, 8 halftones text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Note on Citations of Classical Authors -- Introduction -- Ptolemy, Guide to Drawing a Map of the World -- Book 1 -- Book 2 -- Book 7 -- Book 8 -- Plates and Maps -- Notes on the Plates and Maps -- Maps 1-8 -- Appendices -- Appendix A: The Journeys of Flaccus and Maternus to the Aithiopians -- Appendix B: Marinos' Calculation of the Latitude of Cape Prason -- Appendix C: The Trade Route across Central Asia -- Appendix D: The Breadth of the Mediterranean According to Marinos and Ptolemy -- Appendix E: The Sail to Kattigara -- Appendix F: The Miscellaneous Criticisms of Marinos' Data -- Appendix G: Textual Notes -- Appendix H: Geographical Index -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Ptolemy's Geography is the only book on cartography to have survived from the classical period and one of the most influential scientific works of all time. Written in the second century AD, for more than fifteen centuries it was the most detailed topography of Europe and Asia available and the best reference on how to gather data and draw maps. Ptolemy championed the use of astronomical observation and applied mathematics in determining geographical locations. But more importantly, he introduced the practice of writing down coordinates of latitude and longitude for every feature drawn on a world map, so that someone else possessing only the text of the Geography could reproduce Ptolemy's map at any time, in whole or in part, at any scale. Here Berggren and Jones render an exemplary translation of the Geography and provide a thorough introduction, which treats the historical and technical background of Ptolemy's work, the contents of the Geography, and the later history of the work. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Feb 2021) Cartography Greece Early works to 1800. Geography, Ancient. SCIENCE / History. bisacsh Agrippa. Aristotle. Babylon. Baetis. Baktra. Canopus. Carthage. Diller. Diogenes. Dioskoros. Ekbatana. Erasmus. Ganges. Hebrides. Heron. Imaos. Issos. Julius Maternus. Kouroula. Londinium. Madaba mosaic. Marcianus. Nasamones. Nobbe. Pachynus. Pappus. Ravenna. Rome. Seleucia. Tacitus. Theophilos. Werner. Zeugma. graticule. horizon. league. optics. parasang. precession. satrapies. zodiac. Berggren, J. Lennart. Jones, Alexander. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442502 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691214115?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691214115 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780691214115.jpg |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Note on Citations of Classical Authors -- Introduction -- Ptolemy, Guide to Drawing a Map of the World -- Book 1 -- Book 2 -- Book 7 -- Book 8 -- Plates and Maps -- Notes on the Plates and Maps -- Maps 1-8 -- Appendices -- Appendix A: The Journeys of Flaccus and Maternus to the Aithiopians -- Appendix B: Marinos' Calculation of the Latitude of Cape Prason -- Appendix C: The Trade Route across Central Asia -- Appendix D: The Breadth of the Mediterranean According to Marinos and Ptolemy -- Appendix E: The Sail to Kattigara -- Appendix F: The Miscellaneous Criticisms of Marinos' Data -- Appendix G: Textual Notes -- Appendix H: Geographical Index -- Bibliography -- Index |
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