The Globe by James Hannam
A history of how we came to know that the earth is round, rather than flat.
'A tour d’horizon that spans time as well as space, this is a thrilling intellectual adventure story' – Tom Holland, author of Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind; 'In an age of globalisation, James Hannam’s playful and erudite book reminds us of the global origins of our common understanding of the spherical earth, stretching from Babylon to NASA. A truly all-encompassing book: a wonderful achievement and a delight to read.' – Jerry Brotton, author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps; 'An exploration of one of humankind’s oldest and most profound insights, The Globe is a work of compulsively readable myth-busting. As amiable as it is scholarly, James Hannam’s book uses the history of the spherical Earth to provide a global tour of cosmologies through the ages.' – Philip Ball, author of The Book of Minds
James Hannam is the author of God’s Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science (2009). He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and lives in Kent.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781789147582 |
| ISBN 10 | 1789147581 |
| Title | The Globe |
| Author | James Hannam |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Year published | 2023-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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