Download or read book Discoveries The Calendar History Lore and Legend written by Jaqueline De Bourgoing and published by . This book was released on 2001-11 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes readers on a lively stroll through the complex & compelling history of how human beings have structured time.
Download or read book The Calendar written by Jacqueline De Bourgoing and published by . This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our lives are punctuated by dates: Ramadan, Mother's Day, New Year, Halloween, tax day, birthday, payday. Some events are worldwide holidays, while others are celebrated by only a few. At what point in history did humankind begin to organize time? How did the patterns of the sun, moon, & stars influence the way we mark our hours & days? When & how did we establish the cycles of time that make a season, a decade, a cent., or a millennium? Many cultures have developed independent calendar systems, & religions have also played their part in the story. The modern western calendar is the fruit of a long & tumultuous history. This richly illustrated book traces the scientific, technical, & political history of calendars: the story of time itself.
Download or read book Discoveries The Vikings written by Yves Cohat and published by . This book was released on 1992-03-30 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the Vikings, who ranged the seas as far as North American and Constantinople.
Download or read book Discoveries Dali written by Jean-Louis Gaillemin and published by . This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Salvador Dali (1904-1988) was one of the most popular and most visible artists of the last century, known for his provocative, hallucinatory works and his dramatic, eccentric personality. Raised and educated in Spain, he later moved to Paris, where he played a major role in the Surrealist movement. He created an astoundingly diverse body of work, including paintings, drawings, and graphic works, as well as writing and illustrating books and collaborating with director Luis Bunuel on two films. Dali later experimented with other forms of creative expression, conceiving the decor and scenarios for several major ballets, designing stage sets for operas and plays, working on special sequences for Hollywood movies, and designing jewelry. In this fascinating account, journalist and art historian Jean-Louis Gaillemin focuses on the intimate details of Dali's life, especially his intense relationship with his longtime partner, Gala Eluard, and discusses how the artist's psychological views and state of mind influenced his work.
Download or read book Discoveries Cathedrals and Castles written by Alain Erlande-Brandenburg and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 1995-02-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of the birth of the building trades as represented in the Gothic cathedrals and castles erected in medieval western Europe, discussing the development of the tools and techniques that enabled them to be built.
Download or read book Discoveries Napoleon written by Thierry Lentz and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2005-11-22 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries. volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed, affordably priced, compact paperbacks bring ideas to life and amplify our understanding of civilization in a new way. In the span of only 15 years, a young, melancholic Corsican evolves into an ambitious conqueror and statesman to turn the tide of the French Revolution, founding contemporary France in the process but ultimately destroying himself. Everyone knows the story, in rough outline, of Napolion's rise and fall. This version of the saga is a useful, readable history, illustrated with more than 180 varied images, including paintings, prints, and maps. Revealing excerpts from Napolion's letters and journals, statements by his contemporaries, and a selection of other documents shed further light on his enormous effect on the course of world history."
Download or read book Discoveries Cleopatra written by Edith Flamarion and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 1997-02-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty years before the birth of Christ, in the splendid Egyptian city of Alexandria, there reigned a young queen: Cleopatra. Astute and talented, she was educated in the Greek and Egyptian traditions and bred to politics. Through her love affairs first with the Roman ruler Julius Caesar and then with the rebel general Mark Antony, she sought to protect her nation against the threat of Rome, until the day in 30 B.C. when the Roman legions stood at the gates of the city. Antony committed suicide; Cleopatra was found dead; Egypt fell to Rome. Threading her way between history and myth, Edith Flamarion retraces the life of one of the most celebrated women of all time.
Download or read book Head of All Years written by Jonathan Ben Dov and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering a wide array of sources from ancient Mesopotamia to the Dead Sea Scrolls, the present volume offers an innovative perspective on Jewish apocalyptic time-reckoning during the Second Temple period, based on a unique calendar year of 364 days.
Download or read book Caesarean Moon Births Calculations Moon Sighting and the Prophetic Way written by Hamza Yusuf and published by eBooks2go, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prior to the advent of electricity, every night held the possibility of a celestial light show. People in even the most urban environments were exposed to the awe and majesty of the heavens, which clearly "proclaim the glory of God." The contemplation of the celestial orbs and their movements provided early man with the most direct connection to his Lord. In the Qur'anic story of Abraham, it is his observance of heavenly phenomena that leads him to his certainty of God's unity and transcendence. Since the time of the Seljuq Turks, the crescent moon has been a sign of Islam.For Muslims in North America, there has been much confusion regarding when Ramadan begins, when to fast, and when to break the fast. Hamza Yusuf provides clarity through this detailed and scholarly work that decisively makes the case for sighting the crescent moon with the naked eye, as has been the Islamic tradition for 1400 years. This is essential reading for anyone seeking guidance on this important and sacred matter.
Download or read book Research and Discovery written by Russell Lawson and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia is an overview of the history of science in America from colonial times to the present. Organized alphabetically within scientific discipline, the set is divided into fourteen sections that include overview essays tracing the historical development of the specific discipline in a cultural and social context; A-to-Z entries on people, institutions, events, developments, and significant concepts; and documents highlighting the development of the discipline. An extensive topic finder, bibliographic citations, and a general index round out this work. - Publisher.
Download or read book Discoveries Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire written by Jean-Paul Roux and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This in-depth survey by historian Roux gives readers a clear vision of this incomparable leader and the achievements of his mighty empire. 130 illustrations, 113 in full color.
Download or read book The Dance of Time written by Michael Judge and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three streams of history created the Western calendar - from the East beginning with the Sumerians, from the Celtic and Germanic peoples in the North, and again from the East, this time from Palestine with the rise of Christianity. The author teases out the contributions of each stream.
Download or read book The Dance of Time written by Michael Judge and published by . This book was released on 2006-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three streams of history created the Western calendar - from the East, beginning with the Sumerians; from the Celtic and Germanic peoples in the North; and again from the East, this time from Palestine, with the rise of Christianity. Michael Judge teases out the contributions of each stream to the shape of the calendar - to days and holidays and associated lore. Richly informative and crammed with fascination - like the fact that the ancient Romans left 60 days of winter out of their calendar, considering these two months a dead time of terror best left unnamed!
Download or read book The Story of Clocks and Calendars written by Betsy Maestro and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the year 2000 as a milestone marking two thousand years of human achievement, as a threshold leading into a new millennium, and as an important anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Download or read book Celtic Mythology History of Celts Religion Archeological Finds Legends Myths written by J. A. MacCulloch and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 1306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously edited collection present the mythology, religion, history and the legacy of Celts. Contents: Introduction: Earliest References Golden Age of the Celts Alliances with the Greeks The Era of Alexander the Great The Sack of Rome Celtic Place-names in Europe Early Celtic Art Celts and Germans Downfall of the Celtic Empire Unique Historical Position of Ireland The Celtic Character Cæsar's Account Strabo on the Celts Polybius Diodorus Ammianus Marcellinus What Europe Owes to the Celt Religion: The Religion of the Celts The Gods of Gaul and the Continental Celts The Irish Mythological Cycle The Tuatha dé Danann The Gods of the Brythons The Cúchulainn Cycle The Fionn Saga Gods and Men The Cult of the Dead Primitive Nature Worship River and Well Worship Tree and Plant Worship Animal Worship Cosmogony Sacrifice, Prayer, and Divination Tabu Festivals Accessories of Cult The Druids Magic The State of the Dead Rebirth and Transmigration Elysium The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries Myths: Mythic Powers of the Gods Myths of Origins The Irish Invasion Myths The Early Milesian Kings Tales of the Ultonian Cycle Tales of the Ossianic Cycle The Voyage of Maeldūn Myths and Tales of the Cymry The Mabinogion
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Download or read book Legends and Lore of Ancient America written by Frank Joseph and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 1900-01-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to spark young people’s interest in history, teach them about the undocumented legends they won’t find in their traditional history books. This title offers readers a juicy retelling of what some people speculate is an alternate history of the Americas. From Vikings maps of America hundreds of years before Columbus to the discovery of a lost Christian colony in prehistoric Michigan, this book dares to uncover some of history’s most controversial legends.
