Astronomical Myths: Based on Flammarions's "History of the Heavens" — John Stuart Mill — John Shaqi
Astronomical Myths: Based on Flammarions's "History of the Heavens"
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THE SQUARE EARTH 269
41. EXPLANATION OF SUNRISE 271
42. THE EARTH AS AN EGG 273
43. THE EARTH AS A FLOATING EGG 274
44. EIGHTH-CENTURY MAP OF THE WORLD 276
45. TENTH-CENTURY MAPS 277
46. THE MAP OF ANDREA BIANCO 283
47. FROM THE MAP IN HEREFORD CATHEDRAL 285
48. DITTO 286
49. COSMOGRAPHY OF ST. DENIS 291
50. THE MAP OF MARCO POLO 293
51. MAP ON A MEDAL OF CHARLES V 294
52. DANTE'S INFERNAL REGIONS 311
53. PARADISE OF FRA MAURO 322
54. THE PARADISE OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY 324
55. REPRESENTATION OF A COMET, SIXTEENTH CENTURY 349
56. AN EGG MARKED WITH A COMET 352
57. THE ROMAN CALENDAR 403
58. DIAGRAM ILLUSTRATING THE ORDER OF THE DAYS OF THE WEEK 413
[Illustration: THE EARTH'S YEAR, AND THE MONTHS.]
CONTENTS.
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CHAPTER I.
THE FIRST BEGINNINGS OF ASTRONOMY 1
CHAPTER II.
ASTRONOMY OF THE CELTS 29
CHAPTER III.
ORIGIN OF THE CONSTELLATIONS 49
CHAPTER IV.
THE ZODIAC 89
CHAPTER V.
THE PLEIADES 111
CHAPTER VI.
THE NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF THE HEAVENS ACCORDING TO THE ANCIENTS 138
CHAPTER VII.
THE CELESTIAL HARMONY 161
CHAPTER VIII.
ASTRONOMICAL SYSTEMS 179
CHAPTER IX.
THE TERRESTRIAL WORLD OF THE ANCIENTS.--COSMOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHY 231
CHAPTER X.
COSMOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE CHURCH 258
CHAPTER XI.
LEGENDARY WORLDS OF THE MIDDLE AGES 300
CHAPTER XII.
ECLIPSES AND COMETS 330
CHAPTER XIII.
THE GREATNESS AND THE FALL OF ASTROLOGY 360
CHAPTER XIV.
TIME AND THE CALENDAR 387
CHAPTER XV.
THE END OF THE WORLD 418
[Illustration: AN ASTRONOMER AT WORK.]
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HISTORY OF THE HEAVENS.
CHAPTER I.
THE FIRST BEGINNINGS OF ASTRONOMY.