{"product_id":"when-the-earth-was-flat-dirk-l-couprie-9783319970516","title":"When the Earth Was Flat: Studies in Ancient Greek and Chinese Cosmology","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpherical versus Flat \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Preliminaries on Sources and Methodology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Sources\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Methodology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart One Ancient Greece \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Peculiarities of Presocratic Flat Earth Cosmology \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e The shape of the earth \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eArguments concerning the shape of the earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Geographical issues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e The tilt of the celestial axis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e The alleged tilt of the earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Climatological issues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFalling on a flat earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Distance of the heavens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Temporal issues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Anaximander's Images\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e The cosmic tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e The tilted tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e The reversal in the relationship between air and fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Tamed fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Turning wheels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Two images for escaping fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Tilted wheels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Anaximander's Phenomenological Astronomy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Closing fire spots\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Phases of the moon \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLunar eclipses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Solar eclipses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Anaximander's Numbers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e An ordered universe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Anaximander's numbers of the heavenly bodies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Tannery and the standard interpretation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dirk L. Couprie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3319970518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783319970516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.88d\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirk L. Couprie","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44652423610623,"sku":"9783319970516","price":199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f42769bd-2d88-4f9f-b67c-fa3c62ba414c.jpg?v=1704216022","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-the-earth-was-flat-dirk-l-couprie-9783319970516","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}