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History of Ancient Geography, Volume 2: Among the Greeks from the Earliest Ages Till the Fall of the Roman Empire
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▼▲| Title: History of Ancient Geography, Volume 2: Among the Greeks from the Earliest Ages Till the Fall of the Roman Empire By: E. H. Burnbury Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 768 Vendor: Wipf & Stock Publication Date: 2024 | Dimensions: 8.50 X 5.50 X 1.53 (inches) Weight: 1 pound 15 ounces ISBN: 1666783498 ISBN-13: 9781666783490 Stock No: WW783492 |
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▼▲1. Authority of Eratosthenes attacked by Po lemon. 2. Hippa1 chus: his critimsms. 3. Conceives the idea of a map of the world, based on astronomical observations of latitude and longitude. 4. Adopted for the most pa1 t the conclusions of Eratosthenes. 5. li1s division of the woi ld into cUmata. 6, 7. Enumeiation of these as given us by Strabo. Accepted the existence of Thule. 8. Erroneous views of geography of Asia; exaggeiated extent assigned to India. 9. His m it1cisms of Eiatosthenes frequently erroneous. 10. Indicates mode of determmmg longitudes by eclipses. 11. Refuses to admit the contmuity of tho Ocean . .
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