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A truly seminal and original thesis, this is a book that should be read by anyone interested in science, myth, and the interactions between the two. In this classic work of scientific and philosophical inquiry, the authors track world myths to a common origin in early man's descriptions of cosmological activity, arguing that these remnants of ancient astronomy, suppressed by the Greeks and Romans and then forgotten, were really a form of pre-literate science. Myth became the synapse by which science was transmitted. Their truly original thesis challenges basic assumptions of Western science and theories about the transmission of knowledge.Product Identifiers
PublisherDavid R. Godine Publisher INC International Concepts
ISBN-139780879232153
eBay Product ID (ePID)89649733
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Book TitleHamlet's Mill: An Essay Investigating the Origins of Human Knowledge and Its Transmissions Through Myth
AuthorGiorgio De Santillana, Hertha Von Dechend
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicReligious History, Mythology, Astronomy
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages505 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height226mm
Item Width150mm
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Title_AuthorHertha Von Dechend, Giorgio De Santillana
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States