James Hannam
The Globe
How the Earth Became Round
Paperback EN 2025 9781836391128Nu besteld, dinsdag in huis
Samenvatting
Now in paperback, The Globe traces humanity’s quest to understand the true shape of the Earth. Ancient Greek philosophers identified it as spherical in the fourth century BCE, with this knowledge spreading via Rome, India, and Central Asia. The Catholic Church accepted a round Earth well before Columbus, yet Jesuit missionaries only persuaded the Chinese to abandon their square-earth cosmology in the seventeenth century. Challenging traditional views on intellectual history, The Globe argues that recognising Earth’s spherical nature was humanity’s first major scientific breakthrough. Compelling and thought-provoking, the book explores how this discovery reshaped global perspectives across centuries.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781836391128
Taal:EN
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:384
Uitgever:Reaktion Books
Verschijningsdatum:27-10-2025
Hoofdrubriek:Geschiedenis
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