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MARC recordPythéas. Πυθέασ explorateur et astronome / Hugues Journès, Yvon Georgelin ; illustrated by Jean-Marie Gassend.
| Title: | Pythéas. Πυθέασ explorateur et astronome / Hugues Journès, Yvon Georgelin ; illustrated by Jean-Marie Gassend. |
| Translated title: | Pytheas. Πυθέασ explorer and astronomer. |
| Author(s): | Journès, Hugues. Georgelin, Yvon. Gassend, Jean-Marie, |
| Date: | 2000. |
| Publisher: | Marseille, France: Les Editions de la Nerthe |
| Language: | French. |
| Abstract: | Pytheas was Marseillais of 4th Cent. BC, worthy of ranking as explorer with da Gama, Columbus and Cook. Georgelin is astronomer. Pytheas gave first description of voyages to British Isles, Thule and Baltic, besides working on equinoxes, latitude and ecliptic. Recounts historic treatment of Pytheas's work, once Strabo was rediscovered in Italian Renaissance. |
| Keywords: | 52 -- Astronomy. 91(08) -- Expeditions: 325 c. BC Pytheas. 92 -- Biographies: Pytheas. W -- Expeditions and exploration. (*3) -- Arctic regions. |
| Location(s): | SCO: SPRI-SHF: 92[Pytheas][2000] |
| ISBN: | 2913483100 |
| SPRI record no.: | 166336 |
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