Read Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous Idea

Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous Idea

Christine Garwood

4.9/5 (17623 ratings)

Description:Contrary to popular belief fostered in countless school classrooms the world over, Christopher Columbus did not discover that the earth was round. The idea of a spherical world had been widely accepted in educated circles from as early as the fourth century b.c. Yet, bizarrely, it was not until the supposedly more rational nineteenth century that the notion of a flat earth really took hold. Even more bizarrely, it persists to this day, despite Apollo missions and widely publicized pictures of the decidedly spherical Earth from space. Based on a range of original sources, Garwood’s history of flat-Earth beliefs---from the Babylonians to the present day---raises issues central to the history and philosophy of science, its relationship to religion and the making of human knowledge about the natural world. Flat Earth is the first definitive study of one of history’s most notorious and persistent ideas, and it evokes all the intellectual, philosophical, and spiritual turmoil of the modern age. Ranging from ancient Greece, through Victorian England, to modern-day America, this is a story that encompasses religion, science, and pseudoscience, as well as a spectacular array of people and places. Where else could eccentric aristocrats, fundamentalist preachers, and conspiracy theorists appear alongside Copernicus, Newton, and NASA, except in an account of such a legendary misconception?Thoroughly enjoyable and illuminating, Flat Earth is social and intellectual history at its best.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous Idea. To get started finding Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous Idea, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 436

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0312382081

Description: Contrary to popular belief fostered in countless school classrooms the world over, Christopher Columbus did not discover that the earth was round. The idea of a spherical world had been widely accepted in educated circles from as early as the fourth century b.c. Yet, bizarrely, it was not until the supposedly more rational nineteenth century that the notion of a flat earth really took hold. Even more bizarrely, it persists to this day, despite Apollo missions and widely publicized pictures of the decidedly spherical Earth from space. Based on a range of original sources, Garwood’s history of flat-Earth beliefs---from the Babylonians to the present day---raises issues central to the history and philosophy of science, its relationship to religion and the making of human knowledge about the natural world. Flat Earth is the first definitive study of one of history’s most notorious and persistent ideas, and it evokes all the intellectual, philosophical, and spiritual turmoil of the modern age. Ranging from ancient Greece, through Victorian England, to modern-day America, this is a story that encompasses religion, science, and pseudoscience, as well as a spectacular array of people and places. Where else could eccentric aristocrats, fundamentalist preachers, and conspiracy theorists appear alongside Copernicus, Newton, and NASA, except in an account of such a legendary misconception?Thoroughly enjoyable and illuminating, Flat Earth is social and intellectual history at its best.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous Idea. To get started finding Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous Idea, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous Idea

Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous Idea

More Books

Flat Earth - The History Of An Infamous Idea by Christine Garwood (2008-12-23)

Flat Earth - The History Of An Infamous Idea by Christine Garwood (2008-12-23)

Mid-Victorian Britain: 1850–1889 (Shire Living Histories)

Mid-Victorian Britain: 1850–1889 (Shire Living Histories)

Museums in Britain: A History (Shire Library) by Christine Garwood (2014-06-17)

Museums in Britain: A History (Shire Library) by Christine Garwood (2014-06-17)

Museums in Britain: A History (Shire Library)

Museums in Britain: A History (Shire Library)

[(Museums in Britain: A History)] [ By (author) Christine Garwood ] [June, 2014]

[(Museums in Britain: A History)] [ By (author) Christine Garwood ] [June, 2014]

Museums in Britain: A History (Shire Library Book 703)

Museums in Britain: A History (Shire Library Book 703)

Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous Idea Hardcover - August 5, 2008

Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous Idea Hardcover - August 5, 2008