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The Extraordinary Voyage of
Pytheas the Greek
Provides an account of the fourth-century B.C. expedition of Pytheas, a Greek explorer who traveled from the Greek colony of Massalia to the distant lands of northern Europe, including Britain, Denmark, and, possibly, Iceland.
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Science in the Ancient World: An Encyclopedia
Translated by John Dryden; revised by Arthur Hugh Clough. 1864; reprint ed.,
New York: Random House, 1992. Russell, Bertrand. A History ofWestern
Philosophy.New York: Simon and Schuster, 1945. Pytheas of Massilia (floruit late
fourth ...
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Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia
This name we owe to Pytheas. His “Thule” lay six days sail north of Britain—but
did he visit such a place, or merely report hearsay? Did an Ancient Greek Reach
the Arctic Around 325 B.C.? Pytheas was a native of the Greek colony of
Massalia ...
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The Encyclopaedia of Geography: Comprising a Complete ...
The voyage of Pytheas, the Massilian navigator, is of peculiar interest, as it is the
only one described in any detail, having Europe, and particularly the British Isles,
for its object. It comes to us, however, still more deeply tinged by the same dim ...
Hugh Murray, William Wallace, Robert Jameson, 1837
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Encyclopedia of European Peoples
Pytheas is known to have used astronomical observations to determine the
latitude of Massilia and became an accomplished navigator. In about 325 B.C .
Pytheas set out from Massilia on a voyage to explore the Atlantic Ocean beyond
the ...
Carl Waldman, Catherine Mason, 2006
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Abysmal: A Critique of Cartographic Reason
For translations and critical comments on passages and fragments from all
eighteen, see Christina Horst Roseman, “Pytheas of Massalia: A Critical
Examination of the Texts” (Ph.D. diss., University of Washington, 1983). A slightly
revised ...
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The Ancient World: Dictionary of World Biography
The date for the voyage is important, for it is believed that Pytheas opened the
world of the West to Greek exploration at the same time that the wonders of the
Far East were trickling back to the Mediterranean as a result of the conquests of ...
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Closing the Helix: A Novel Based on the Journey and ...
He would throw a lightly weighted line with knot markers into the water to observe
the changes, though he warned Pytheas not to count on accuracy. Dex could
help, Pytheas suggested. To keep them fully occupied, they might also time the ...
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Through the Pillars of Herakles: Greco-Roman Exploration of ...
Within a few years Pytheas' expedition replicated the northern literary circuit of
the historian. This seems more than coincidence, and whether Pytheas went forth
as an official envoy of Massalia or not, his journey was connected to the issues of
...
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Forschungen Zu
Pytheas' Nordlandsreisen
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
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Josh Ritter's New Album 'Sermon on the Rocks' Set For Release 10/16
Sermon on the Rocks, the new album from Josh Ritter, will be released October 16 on Pytheas Recordings/Thirty Tigers. In advance of the release, the first ... «Glide Magazine, 七月 15»
The 11 explorers you need to know
Pytheas was an independent adventurer and scientific traveler—the first, for instance, to associate ocean tides with the moon. Whether he made it as far north as ... «OUPblog, 一月 15»
The Just City: Plato's Republic is brought to life in the first instalment …
The Just City is narrated from three primary perspectives: the god Apollo, who becomes the human child Pytheas; Simmea, one of the 10,000 or so children lifted ... «The Globe and Mail, 一月 15»
«Es kommt auf jeden Buchstaben an»
In der längsten bekannten Vers-Inschrift hat der Historiker Christian Marek Hinweise auf den sagenhaften altgriechischen Architekten Pytheas entdeckt. «Tages-Anzeiger Online, 十一月 14»
The Oxford DNB at 10: new perspectives on medieval biography
... has meant since the fourth century BC, as represented by Pytheas, the Marseilles merchant whose account of the British Isles is the earliest known to survive. «OUPblog, 九月 14»
COMMENT: Cyprus' painful pivot west: can we turn it into an …
Harris A. Samaras · Chairman, Group CEO at Pytheas. Puzzling and annoying article... With respect to the author, it incorporates unsound and unrealistic points ... «Financial Mirror, 八月 14»
Saint-Michel : les coulisses en images du village de l'astronomie
(photo OHP-Pytheas-CNRS). T193 (photo OHP-Pytheas-CNRS). Les horloges indiquant le temps universel et le temps sidéral sont partout à l'OHP. «Haute-Provence Info, 七月 14»
6 Famous Places that Never Existed
Its legend dates back to the 4th century B.C., when the Greek journeyman Pytheas claimed to have travelled to an icy island beyond Scotland where the sun ... «History, 六月 14»
Origin of the Name Britain and the Western Greeks
During the 320s BC Pytheas of Massalia searched for the origin of valuable tin and amber. By exploring the North Atlantic, he discovered, circumnavigated, ... «Greek Reporter, 五月 14»
Special status, but who exactly are the Cornish?
a Greek explorer and geographer called Pytheas of Massalia, around 325 BC. From his account, the native Cornish were described as “courteous” and ... «Western Morning News, 四月 14»
