Ptolemy's Geography : an annotated translation of the theoretical chapters / J. Lennart Berggren and...
Ptolemy's Geography : an annotated translation of the theoretical chapters / J. Lennart Berggren and...
Ptolemy's Geography : an annotated translation of the theoretical chapters / J. Lennart Berggren and Alexander Jones.
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Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2000.
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N526.0938/1
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Language
English
English
(Language of summary)Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
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Physical Description
Physical content
xii, 192 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2000.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c2000.
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Summary
"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 A.D., 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....
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Ptolemy's Geography : an annotated translation of the theoretical chapters / J. Lennart Berggren and Alexander Jones.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188).
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Translated from the Greek.
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c2000.
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N526.0938/1
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74VvkorpQdRZ
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ISBN
0691010420 (alk. paper)
9780691010427 (alk. paper)
DDC
526
526.0938
MMS ID
991013951049702626
