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Pytheas

Geographers May 18, 2019

Pytheas : biography - The standard texts have Berrice today, as well as Bergos for Vergos in the same list of islands. The...

Pytheas

Geographers May 18, 2019

Pytheas : biography - Pytheas of Massalia, or Latin Massilia (Ancient Greek Πυθέας ὁ Μασσαλιώτης, 4th century BC), was a Greek...

Pytheas

Geographers May 18, 2019

Pytheas : biography - Polybius relates: "... on his return thence (from the north), he traversed the whole of the coast of Europe...

Pytheas

Geographers May 18, 2019

Pytheas : biography - Thule is described as an island of six days' sailing north of Britain, near the frozen sea (pepēguia thalatta,...

Pytheas

Geographers May 18, 2019

Pytheas : biography - Diodorus based on Pytheas reports that Britain is cold and subject to frosts, being "too much subject to the...

Pytheas

Geographers May 18, 2019

Pytheas : biography - Here Strabo launches another quibble. Hipparchus, relying on Pytheas, according to Strabo, places this area south of Britain, but...

Pytheas

Geographers May 18, 2019

Pytheas : biography - Discovery of Britain The "circumnavigation" A 1490 Italian reconstruction of the map of ] Strabo reports that Pytheas...

Pytheas

Geographers May 18, 2019

Pytheas : biography - Seen from the equator the celestial North Pole (boreios polos) is a point on the horizon. As the observer...

Pytheas

Geographers May 18, 2019

Pytheas : biography - Today the elevation can be obtained easily on ship with a quadrant. Electronic navigational systems have made even this...

Pytheas

Geographers May 18, 2019

Pytheas : biography - Diodorus does not mention Pytheas by name. The connection is made as follows: Pliny reports that "Timaeus says there...