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Eratosthenes' Geography / fragments collected and translated, with commentary and additional material, by Duane W. Roller.

Author/creator Eratosthenes
Other author/creatorRoller, Duane W.
Other author/creatorStrabo. Geography.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoPrinceton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,
Descriptionxiv, 304 p. : maps ; 27 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Geography, Ancient--Early works to 1800.
Physical geography--Early works to 1800.
Uniform titleGeography. Selections. English
Portion of title Geography
Contents Eratosthenes and the history of geography. The background ; The life of Eratosthenes ; The Geographika of Eratosthenes ; The reception and later history of the Geographika -- Eratosthenes, Geographika. Book 1 ; Book 2 ; Book 3 -- Summaries and commentaries. Commentary to Book 1 ; Commentary to Book 2 ; Commentary to Book 3 -- Gazetteer -- Maps -- Appendices. Appendix 1: On the measurement of the Earth ; Appendix 2: Testimonia for the life of Eratosthenes ; Appendix 3: Lengths of measurement.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009022155
ISBN9780691142678 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN069114267X (hardcover : alk. paper)

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