Project Gutenberg 2011-06-22 Public domain in the USA. 187 Blake, J. F. (John Frederick) 1839 1906 Blake, John Frederick Flammarion, Camille 1842 1925 Flammarion, Nicolas Camille Filamaryon, Kamil 06008781 Astronomical Myths: Based on Flammarions's "History of the Heavens" Produced by Eric Hutton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Astronomical Myths: Based on Flammarion's 'History of the Heavens'" by J. F. Blake et al. is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the early ideas, both mythical and practical, that various civilizations held regarding astronomy and the cosmos, drawing from the popular French text by Camille Flammarion. The book aims to trace the development of human understanding of the heavens, illustrating how historical astronomical thought intersects with ancient religious beliefs. The opening of the book outlines its purpose and scope, emphasizing the transformation in human perspective on the universe from ancient times to modernity. It discusses how early civilizations viewed the heavens as a solid canopy above a stationary Earth, intertwining celestial observations with their daily lives and religious practices. The author sets the stage for exploring the rich history of astronomy, touching upon the myths that arose from these observations and the resultant philosophical implications. The narrative establishes a foundation for examining various ancient cultures' astronomical practices and beliefs, highlighting the significant shifts in understanding that occurred over time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Astronomy -- History Cosmology Constellations QB Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Astronomy 669780 669743 2024-09-15T11:51:39.604302 2023-09-16T05:34:00.797738 text/html text/html 662403 2014-12-29T14:56:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 7854946 2014-12-29T14:56:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 8018363 2024-09-15T11:51:53.340195 application/epub+zip 8023683 2024-09-15T11:51:43.980240 application/epub+zip 316685 2024-09-15T11:51:42.048271 application/epub+zip 8332840 2024-09-15T11:51:59.886178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8275983 2024-09-15T11:51:51.574222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516056 2022-09-16T15:49:50.872126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 582173 582090 2024-09-15T11:51:37.887296 2023-09-16T05:33:59.385728 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 581680 2014-12-29T14:56:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 212365 2014-12-29T14:56:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 581811 2014-12-29T14:56:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 212193 2014-12-29T14:56:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21032 2024-09-15T11:52:00.069176 application/rdf+xml 26722 2024-09-15T11:51:42.462249 image/jpeg 4777 2024-09-15T11:51:42.251252 image/jpeg 8482457 2024-09-15T11:51:39.897260 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia