Author: Richard Garfinkle
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312863489
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
In an alternate world where Ptolemaic astronomy is real, scientists from the thousand year empire of Alexander the Great attempt a journey to the sun.
Celestial Matters
Author: Richard Garfinkle
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312863489
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
In an alternate world where Ptolemaic astronomy is real, scientists from the thousand year empire of Alexander the Great attempt a journey to the sun.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312863489
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
In an alternate world where Ptolemaic astronomy is real, scientists from the thousand year empire of Alexander the Great attempt a journey to the sun.
Celestial Matters
Author: Richard Garfinkle
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466838973
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
A thousand years after Alexander the Great, the Greek Empire has expanded over the world with the help of advanced technology. Its plans for Total Domination of the entire planet will be complete once the war with the empire of the middle kingdom has been won. The scientist Aias, commander of the celestial ship Chandra's Tear, prepares to embark on a secret mission to the sun, to steal a piece of the purest elemental fire. This ultimate piece of celestial matter will form the basis for a weapon capable of decisively ending the war with the Taoists of the Far East.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466838973
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
A thousand years after Alexander the Great, the Greek Empire has expanded over the world with the help of advanced technology. Its plans for Total Domination of the entire planet will be complete once the war with the empire of the middle kingdom has been won. The scientist Aias, commander of the celestial ship Chandra's Tear, prepares to embark on a secret mission to the sun, to steal a piece of the purest elemental fire. This ultimate piece of celestial matter will form the basis for a weapon capable of decisively ending the war with the Taoists of the Far East.
Letters on Astronomy
Author: Denison Olmsted
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
Celestial Inclinations
Author: Anne-Marie Lewis
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197599648
Category : Astrology and politics
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
"Celestial Inclinations: A Life of Augustus provides a new perspective on the life and career of the first Roman emperor Augustus (63 B.C.-A.D. 14) and presents the case that Augustus used his knowledge of the celestial sphere in various ways to confirm for himself and convey to others that the heavens supported his activities on earth and his inevitable greatness. The book is based on fresh assessments of relevant ancient historical, literary, astronomical, astrological, and artistic sources for the years prior to and during the life of Augustus. The book combines these sources with astronomical sky maps and astrological diagrams to offer fresh interpretations of critical events in the life of Augustus at a time when the celestial sphere had come to play an important cultural and political role. Topics include the identification of the celestial object that appeared at the ludi in honor of Caesar in 44 B.C.; the Battle of Actium; the iconography of the Tellus Relief Panel on the Ara Pacis Augustae; the Ludi Saeculares; Augustus' major building projects in Rome; and Augustus' interactions with major figures of the period such as Cicero, Caesar, Agrippa, and Antonius"--
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197599648
Category : Astrology and politics
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
"Celestial Inclinations: A Life of Augustus provides a new perspective on the life and career of the first Roman emperor Augustus (63 B.C.-A.D. 14) and presents the case that Augustus used his knowledge of the celestial sphere in various ways to confirm for himself and convey to others that the heavens supported his activities on earth and his inevitable greatness. The book is based on fresh assessments of relevant ancient historical, literary, astronomical, astrological, and artistic sources for the years prior to and during the life of Augustus. The book combines these sources with astronomical sky maps and astrological diagrams to offer fresh interpretations of critical events in the life of Augustus at a time when the celestial sphere had come to play an important cultural and political role. Topics include the identification of the celestial object that appeared at the ludi in honor of Caesar in 44 B.C.; the Battle of Actium; the iconography of the Tellus Relief Panel on the Ara Pacis Augustae; the Ludi Saeculares; Augustus' major building projects in Rome; and Augustus' interactions with major figures of the period such as Cicero, Caesar, Agrippa, and Antonius"--
Celestial Matters
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615534060
Category : Art, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615534060
Category : Art, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
pt. 1. Causes of error
The Path of Life
Author: Emanuel Swedenborg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Jerusalem Church
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Jerusalem Church
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Thoughts of Divines & Philosophers
Author: Basil Montagu
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The Fortunes of Inquiry
Author: Nicholas Jardine
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198249290
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Until about the middle of this century philosophers and scientists commonly held that science showed an accumulation of a body of objective knowledge. This view has been very widely challenged over recent years; but in this study Dr Jardine offers a defence.The discussion involves consideration of many controversial issues concerning truth in science, interpretation of past theories, and grounds of scientific method. The author writes with a careful appreciation of the complexities involved and argues for a distinctive point of view with skill andclarity.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198249290
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Until about the middle of this century philosophers and scientists commonly held that science showed an accumulation of a body of objective knowledge. This view has been very widely challenged over recent years; but in this study Dr Jardine offers a defence.The discussion involves consideration of many controversial issues concerning truth in science, interpretation of past theories, and grounds of scientific method. The author writes with a careful appreciation of the complexities involved and argues for a distinctive point of view with skill andclarity.