Download or read book Claudius Ptolemy and the Nile written by William Desborough Cooley and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Claudius Ptolemy and the Nile Or an Enquiry Into that Geographer s Real Merits His Knowledge of the Mountains of the Moon written by William Desborough Cooley and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Claudius Ptolemy and the Nile written by William Desborough Cooley and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Claudius Ptolemy and the Nile: Or an Inquiry Into That Geographer's Real Merits and Speculative Errors His Knowledge of Eastern Africa and the Authenticity of the Mountains of the Moon Until ancient geography shall have undergone a through reformation, such as Niebuhr effected in Roman History, and be reconstructed on grounds strictly rational and authentic, it will not possess the precision and solidity of which it is capable, and without which it must ever remain a barren spot in the field of knowledge. It is in the earliest ages that the geographical element of history has most importance. Man then depends more on nature than on events. Allusions to trade and intercourse, handed down from ancient times, reveal the necessary steps of advancing civilization. They are intrinsically more definite and certain; point more plainly to cause and effect; and deal less with casualty than the records of war and conquest. But they are too essentially real to bear corruption. The narrative of events may not be the less captivating, or lees generally accepted, because it has been moulded into a romance. In the description of the transitory scenes of life, we may be, and often are, satisfied with verisimilitude; but in every reference to permanent nature we must have the truth, and geographical statements deficient in recognizable truth, soon become unintelligible, and consequently worthless. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.
Download or read book Claudius Ptolemy and the Nile Or an Inquiry Into that Geographer s Real Merits and Speculative Errors His Knowledge of Eastern Africa and the Authenticity of the Mountains of the Moon by William Desborough Cooley written by William Desborough Cooley and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A List of the additions made to the Library of the London Institution during the years 1859 and 1860 etc During 1861 to March 1862 During 1862 to March 1863 written by London Institution (LONDON) and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Claudius Ptolemy and the Nile Or an Inquiry Into That Geographer s Real Merits and Speculative Errors His Knowledge of Eastern Africa and the Authe written by William Desborough Cooley and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 edition. Excerpt: ... supplies from the river Webbe which flows behind the hills, nearly parallel to the sea shore and at no great distance from it. This bare and steep shore continues to the Govind or river of Jubah, a few miles S. of the equator. Then follows, 4thly, a line of coast somewhat resembling the preceding, but of more recent, or less advanced, formation. The hills or downs are less elevated and nearer to the sea, while a reef of coral with a chain of small islands, lies at a distance of two or three miles from the land, bounding a narrow channel, so shallow and beset with rocks, as to be in some places, hardly navigable even for boats. This coral chain extends about 150 miles, but with an interruption for some distance in the middle, where the growth of the coral has been checked by the fresh water of two or three streams from the mainland. Kuyu bay, where the coral reef terminates, is the first of several inlets imperfectly known, which appear to communicate with a large river in the back ground and in front of which lie the Islands of Pata, Lamu, Manda, &c. Here begins, 5thly, a new region with a new race of men: the fertility and populousness of Zingiber, here rise into view. A little farther S. towards Mombasa the coast becomes more elevated and varied in feature, and is at the same time covered with superb trees, scattered as in a park. This improved scenery might serve to mark a sixth region; but those already mentioned are plainly discernible in Ptolemy and the Periplus, and are clearly pointed out by the Arabs at the present day. The effectual comparison of our authors will be much facilitated by exhibiting their statements in detail side by side. Ptolemy. Days' Bail Elephas Mons Acannse, emporium Aromatum, empm-and promontory Here...
Download or read book A Walk across Africa written by Roy Bridges and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nile Expedition of 1860–1863 was one of the most important exploratory expeditions made in the nineteenth century. The long-debated question of the location of the source of the Nile was answered (despite continuing arguments) and the venture had important historical consequences. Earlier accounts of the expedition have assumed James Augustus Grant to have been no more than the loyal second-in-command to John Hanning Speke, the leader. This new edition of Grant’s 1864 book, A Walk across Africa, provides the opportunity to re-examine his role. The original text has been fully annotated with explanatory notes and also supplemented by extracts from the very remarkable detailed day-to-day journal which Grant kept. Even more unusually, this edition includes reproductions of the whole visual record which he made consisting of 147 watercolours and sketches. This was the first ever visual record of large parts of East Africa and the Upper Nile Valley region. These documentary and illustrative materials have been drawn from the extensive collection of Grant’s papers now in the care of the National Library of Scotland. The Library has co-operated in the preparation of this volume to make possible its special features. Grant emerges as a much more impressive and important figure than has previously been recognised. He was a trained scientist and his narrative is a well-organised perspective on the expedition and its activities. His own growing understanding of Africa and of Africans becomes apparent and helps to explain his later activities. The editor provides a context to the expedition and its results and this includes a new approach to the understanding of the Nile source problem by exposing the credulity of the way many previous commentators have used Ptolemy’s information and also by suggesting that the problem should be approached in the light of geological and geomorphological as well as historical information. The Introduction in addition discusses Grant’s work in the light of the development of the academic understanding of the history of Africa and of European involvement in the region.
Download or read book The Ptolemies the Sea and the Nile written by Kostas Buraselis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how the power of the Ptolemies depended upon control of waterways, the easiest form of communication in the ancient world.
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