Ptolemy's Geography: An Annotated Translation of the Theoretical Chapters

by Ptolemy

Book Overview

Ptolemy's Geography is the only book on cartography to have survived from the classical period and one of the most influential scientific works of all time. Written in the second century AD, for more than fifteen centuries it was the most detailed topography of Europe and Asia available and the best reference on how to gather data and draw maps. Ptolemy championed the use of astronomical observation and applied mathematics in determining...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691092591
• ISBN13: 9780691092591
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"