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Inventing the Flat Earth
Author | : Jeffrey B. Russell |
Publsiher | : Praeger |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 1997-01-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : UVA:X004107711 |
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Reveals the facts behind the deceiving myths that have been professed about Columbus and his time.
Flat Earth
Author | : Christine Garwood |
Publsiher | : Pan Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 2010-12-17 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780330540070 |
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Contrary to popular belief, fostered in countless school classrooms the world over, Christopher Columbus did not discover that the world was round. The idea of the world as a sphere had been widely accepted in scientific, philosophical and even religious circles from as early as the fourth century bc. Bizarrely, it was not until the supposedly more rational nineteenth century that the notion that the world might actually be flat really took hold. Even more bizarrely, it persists to this day. 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 with 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 evokes all the intellectual, philosophical and spiritual turmoil of the modern age. 'Highly entertaining and often hilarious ... an enjoyable romp through the dottier history of scientific and religious eccentricity' Sunday Times 'This entertaining history of the Flat Earth movement is full of crazy characters and fascinating details' Daily Telegraph 'Wonderful ... an intriguing chronicle of 150 years of self- delusion' Financial Times
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
Author | : Washington Irving |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 1893 |
Genre | : America |
ISBN | : HARVARD:32044011906146 |
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A History of Heaven
Author | : Jeffrey Burton Russell |
Publsiher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1999-01-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0691006849 |
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Well known for his historical accounts of Satan and hell, Jeffrey Burton Russell explores the brighter side of eternity: heaven. He not only examines concepts found among Jews, Greeks and Romans, but asks how time 'passes' in eternity.
Mephistopheles
Author | : Jeffrey Burton Russell |
Publsiher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0801497183 |
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Mephistopheles is the fourth and final volume of Jeffrey Burton Russell's critically acclaimed history of the concept of the Devil, continuing in this volume the story from the Reformation to the present.
Misconceptions About the Middle Ages
Author | : Stephen Harris,Bryon L. Grigsby |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 309 |
Release | : 2010-05-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781135986674 |
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Interest in the middle ages is at an all time high at the moment, thanks in part to ""The Da Vinci Code."" Never has there been a moment more propitious for a study of our misconceptions of the Middle Ages than now. Ranging across religion, art, and science, Misconceptions about the Middle Ages unravels some of the many misinterpretations that have evolved concerning the medieval period, including:the churchwarscienceartsocietyWith an impressive international array of contributions, the book will be essential readi.
Exposing Myths About Christianity
Author | : Jeffrey Burton Russell |
Publsiher | : InterVarsity Press |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2012-05-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780830866878 |
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Renowned historian, Jeffrey Burton Russell, famous for his studies of medieval history, turns to the serious questions that confront Christianity in contemporary culture. Russell examines a wide array of common mispercerptions, characterizations, stereotypes, caricatures and outright myths about Christianity that circulate heavily within today?s society, and are even believed by many Christians. In a succinct and engaging manner, Russell discusses these errors and provides thoughtful, even-handed, carefully researched and sharp-witted responses. The author sets the record straight against the New Atheists and other cultural critics who charge Christianity with being outdated, destructive, superstitious, unenlightened, racist, colonialist, based on fabrication, and other significant false accusations.
Marvelous Mattie
Author | : Emily Arnold McCully |
Publsiher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2013-10-08 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781466852099 |
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With her sketchbook labeled My Inventions and her father's toolbox, Mattie could make almost anything – toys, sleds, and a foot warmer. When she was just twelve years old, Mattie designed a metal guard to prevent shuttles from shooting off textile looms and injuring workers. As an adult, Mattie invented the machine that makes the square-bottom paper bags we still use today. However, in court, a man claimed the invention was his, stating that she "could not possibly understand the mechanical complexities." Marvelous Mattie proved him wrong, and over the course of her life earned the title of "the Lady Edison." With charming pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations, this introduction to one of the most prolific female inventors will leave readers inspired. Marvelous Mattie is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.