The Geographical Lore of the Time of the Crusades

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Excerpt from The Geographical Lore of the Time of the Crusades: A Study in the History of Medieval Science and Tradition in Western EuropeI the contribution OF the ancient world (continued) Physical Geography (continued) Subterranean Channels Rivers of the Underworld Origin of Rivers. The Nile Flood The Lands Earthquakes and Volcanoes. Height of Mountains. Mathematical Geography and Mathematical Geography Largely Based on Itineraries Astronomical Determination of Latitude. Astronomical Determination of Longitude Cartography, The Expansion of Regional Knowledge. Expansion of Greek Regional Knowledge. Geography at Alexandria. Hellenistic Regional Knowledge. Regional Knowledge of Mela and Pliny The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea Limits of Ancient Regional Knowledge on the South and East. II the contribution OF western christendom before 1100 A. D.. Introduction. Scriptural In¿uence on Early Medieval Geography Ignorance of the Best Work of Antiquity Scientific Stagnation During the Early Middle Ages. Sources The Bible Writings of the Church Fathers. Interpretation of the Bible. Classical In¿uences. Encyclopedic Compilations Miscellaneous Geographical Writings. Legends Books of Travel and Description The History Of the Universe. Christianity Opposed to Belief in an Eternal Universe The Creation. Shape and Size of the Earth. Early Christian Belief in a Flat Earth. Early Christian Belief in a Spherical Earth. Size of the Earth.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.