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“A book wonderful to read and startling to the history of science and the reinterpretation of myths have been enriched immensely.”–Washington Post
A seminal work of scientific and philosophical exploration. Ever since the Greeks coined the language we commonly use for scientific , mythology and science have developed separately. But what if we could prove that all myths have one common origin in a celestial cosmology? What if the gods, the places they lived, and what they did are but ciphers for celestial activity, a language for the perpetuation of complex astronomical data? Drawing on scientific data, historical and literary sources, the authors argue that our myths are the remains of a preliterate astronomy, an exacting science whose power and accuracy were suppressed and then forgotten by an emergent Greco-Roman world view. This fascinating book throws into doubt assumptions of Western science about the unfolding development and transmission of knowledge. This is a truly seminal and original thesis, a book that should be read by anyone interested in science, myth, and the interactions between the two.
Author: Giorgio de Santillana
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Published: 3/24/2015
Pages: 538
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.75 lbs
Size: 8.9″ H x 5.9″ L x 1.6″ W
ISBN: 9780879232153
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