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Title: Aristarchus of Samos, the Ancient Copernicus ; a History of Greek Astronomy to Aristarchus, Together With Aristarchus's Treatise on the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon : a New Greek Text With Translation and NotesPublisher: Oxford : Clarendon PressPublication date: 1913Subjects: Astronomy, Greek -- HistoryNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Publisher: Cambridge University PressPublication date: 1885Subjects: Diophantos of AlexandriaMathematics, GreekNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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In this rich history of the team that has long brought together Washingtonians of all backgrounds, the renowned Washington Post sports staff-using fresh interviews as well as the historic record-weaves compelling tales about Washington's team.TABLE OF CONTENTS: Foreword (George Solomon)Introduction (Thomas Boswell)Chapter 1: In the Beginning (William Gildea), George Preston Marshall (Shirley Povich), Sammy Baugh (Shirley Povich), Trivia Quiz 1Chapter 2 - The 1950s and 1960s: Trying to Kick the Losing Habit (Ken Denlinger), Trivia Quiz 2, Sonny Jurgensen (Anthony Cotton)Chapter 3 - The 1970s: Heading Down the Glory Road (Leonard Shapiro), Fans from Someplace Else (Michael Wilbon), Trivia Quiz 3Chapter 4 - The 1980s: As Good as It Gets (David Sell), Art Monk (Richard Justice), Trivia Quiz 4Chapter 5 - The 1990s: Another Championship - And Beyond (Richard Justice), Trapped in a Joke (Tony Kornheiser), Trivia Quiz 5Chapter 6 - The Stadium That Jack Kent Cooke Built (Thomas Heath)Names and Numbers: All the Players and GamesTrivia Quiz AnswersIndex ... Read more

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not as bad as advertised
Yes, there are some typos and such in the early chapters but the book isn't as lousy as described in the 2-star review.Most of the problems are hyphen-ated words that are not at the end of a page or line.It is like the typeset was changed but the book was not reproofed.

Still, there is a lot of good information in the book.I think it covers items that Loverro's book (very good as well) ignored or glossed over-- how Gibbs wanted to sign and trade Riggo and how Joe Jacoby ended up sticking around in that first camp.The Times summary makes it sound like Gibbs and Beathard were geniuses building a team.This book shows that they were also lucky geniuses.If you are a Skins fan, you should own this book.

I see there is also a newer edition out with the Synder years (ugh).

not as bad as advertised
Yes, there are some typos and such in the early chapters but the book isn't as lousy as described in the 2-star review.Most of the problems are hyphen-ated words that are not at the end of a page or line.It is like the typeset was changed but the book was not reproofed.

Still, there is a lot of good information in the book.I think it covers items that Loverro's book (very good as well) ignored or glossed over-- how Gibbs wanted to sign and trade Riggo and how Joe Jacoby ended up sticking around in that first camp.The Times summary makes it sound like Gibbs and Beathard were geniuses building a team.This book shows that they were also lucky geniuses.If you are a Skins fan, you should own this book.

I see there is also a newer edition out with the Synder years (ugh).

A great idea, careless and unprofessional execution
As a die hard Redskins fan, I was very sorry to see this excellent concept so badly muffed.The idea behind this book is to cash in on the Washington Post vault, providing great photos and articles combined with new pieces bylong-time Skins beat reporters to tie it all together.Sadly, whoeveredited and proofread this thing reeeally dropped the ball.Sentences atthe bottom of the page are repeated at the top of the next, photographs aremislabeled, pieces of sentences are missing, words are chopped off in themiddle.Probably still of some value for the die hard Skins fan, but areal black eye for the Washington Post.If their newspaper were producedas shoddily, Richard Nixon would have finished his second term. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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There have been sixty-six men and women to carry the mantle of The Immortal Iron Fist throughout the ages - men and women of great courage, valor, skill, and sacrifice. Sixty-six men and women have stood between man and the unstoppable forces of evil, willing to give all they have to hold back the hordes. This is the story of four of them - Wu Ao-Shi, the Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay; Bei Bang-Wen, power-mad Iron Fist of the year 1860; Orson Randall, the Golden Age Iron Fist; and Danny Rand, the Iron Fist of today - as told in "The Book of the Iron Fist!" Collects Immortal Iron Fist #7, #15-16, Orson Randall and the Green Mist of Death, and The Origin of Danny Rand. ... Read more

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Uninteresting read
The blurb says that there have been sixty-six men and women to carry the mantle of The Immortal Iron Fist throughout the ages...This is the story of four of them - Wu Ao-Shi, the Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay; Bei Bang-Wen, power-mad Iron Fist of the year 1860; Orson Randall, the Golden Age Iron Fist; and Danny Rand, the Iron Fist of today ... written by Brubaker and Fraction, so how wrong can you get?

Well if you came into this book without much background, you will be disappointed. The four stories are not connected except by dint of them being Immortal Iron Fists with the glowing fist thing. The stories are episodic and the artwork is too varied for my taste. Completely standalone stories. And not interesting tales either.

The first tale about a martial artist who marries a fisherman is sadly one-dimensional. The second tale I can't even remember. The third tale is a complete disaster with Orson Randall running around trying to save his sidekick from a green mist. The Danny Rand story has him trying to persuade Luke Cage to join him in a multi-billion corporation. Would Luke Cage ever say no?

This is a truly shallow comic.

Bit of a decline from the first two volumes.
This volume collects several single issue stories that have appeared in the Iron Fist book.Issues #7 and #15 were stories of two of the previous Iron Fists chronicled in the Book of the Iron Fist that our current incarnation has acquired.#7 is actually my favorite single issue of the series, and it nearly brought tears to my eyes near the end.#15 was an okay story, but not great.A bit plodding actually.Issue #16 was a single issue story that more or less bridges the gap from Volume 2 and the next story, which will surely be reprinted in volume 4.It was a pretty good issue.Orson Randall and The Green Mist of Death I thought was decent, but not as good as the Orson Randall story told in the Iron Fist Annual (collected in Volume 2).And The Origin of Danny Rand is a re-telling of Iron Fist's origin, and is more or less filler.If you love this series, I would reccomend reading this volume, but if you don't care about the single issue stories or about Danny's past or legend, then you could always skip it.

History of the Iron Fist
If you want to know more history of the Immortal Iron Fist, this is the graphic novel to read. I didn't like it as much as volumes 1 and 2 of the series. (Brubaker's stories are the best, in my opinion). Still, it was very interesting and insightful. I highly reccomend it. ... Read more

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1921 edition by the Clarendon Press, Oxford. ... Read more

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LIKE MONTICELLO, Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest offers asignificant archeological view of slave life at the turn of the nineteenth centuryin rural Virginia. In Hidden Lives, Barbara J. Heath re-creates the daily life ofslaves at Jefferson's second home from 1773, the year he inherited the plantation,until 1812, when his reorganization of its landscape resulted in the destruction ofa slave quarter. Drawing on census data, letters, memoranda, and other primarymaterial, Heath describes the slave community's family ties, the agricultural cycleof work, and the sickness and health care they experienced. Her portrait is enhancedby fresh archaeological findings and a wealth of illustrations, including site andcontemporary maps,../images of slaves at work and at home, artifacts, andinterpretive drawings.

By looking at the socialmeaning of buildings, yards, and artifacts, Heath presents new interpretations ofhow individuals used materials to create a sense of self and community, how theyacquired belongings, and how they safeguarded them. For visitors to historic sitesand students and scholars of archaeology, Heath's book offers a visual and textualexploration of complex relationships within the plantation and of the resultingchoices, compromises, and limitations that Jefferson's slaves negotiated in theprocess of making a home within the confines of institutionalizedslavery.

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Excellent easy to read with surprising insights into slavery
This is a short overview of some of the discoveries made by the author and her team of archaeologists at Poplar Forest, Thomas Jefferson's retreat home.It is well written with outstanding photographs and maps.Theauthor writes clearly without imposing her own opinion on the reader as tothe results of some of the surprising discoveries made at the site.Theauthor encourages the reader to continue his/her own provoking thought byacknowledging that the site is still very much a work in progress andcauses the reader to look forward to further discoveries.This author isto be commended for her straightforward writing that allows even thelayperson to come away with a great deal of acquired knowledge. ... Read more

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Excellent reference
This book is a slightly condensed version of Sir Heath's two volume History of Greek Mathematics (originally published in 1922).In the preface he notes that the two volume set was primarily geared towards classical scholars whereas this set is essentially the same material condensed for the general reader.

I have not seen a copy of History Vol 2 but from looking at the first volume it seems that mostly what was removed is historical recount and interpretation (ie how one mathematician interpreted the work of another).While that commentary is interesting in some cases, all of the graphs and equations contained within the first volume are reproduced here so I would generally recommend this over the two volume set.

And the material that is here is very high quality and comprehensive in scope, covering everything from the pre-Pythagorean era to Plato and Euclid and beyond to Diophantus and algebra.There is also a decent amount of material on Egyptian and Arabic mathematicians in antiquity.

Highly recommended. ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: Oxford, The Clarendon press; Publication date: 1921; Subjects: Mathematics, Greek; Mathematics, Greek; Science / General; Mathematics / History ... Read more

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Often called the Father of Geometry, Euclid was a Greek mathematician living during the reign of Ptolemy I around 300 BC. Within his foundational textbook "Elements," Euclid presents the results of earlier mathematicians and includes many of his own theories in a systematic, concise book that utilized meticulous proofs and a brief set of axioms to solidify his deductions. In addition to its easily referenced geometry, "Elements" also includes number theory and other mathematical considerations. For 23 centuries, this work was the primary textbook of mathematics, containing the only possible geometry known by mathematicians until the late 19th century. Today, Euclid's "Elements" is acknowledged as one of the most influential mathematical texts in history. This volume includes all thirteen books of Euclid's "Elements" and is translated by Thomas Heath. ... Read more

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Fine collection - all in one book
Euclid.Everything in one binding.It doesn't have the commentary on the translation like other editions do, but this is the no-frills complete collection. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1885.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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On the distances and sizes of the sun and the moon
Although this book contains much historical background, the highlight, in my opinion, is the complete translation of Aristarchus' only extant work, On the distances and sizes of the sun and moon (c. -270). I am going to summarise this work here. My summary will contain all the main results of the treatise, and indicate what is essentially Aristarchus' derivations. However, my summary will be a simplification in that I will assume that the sun lights up exactly half the moon, whereas Aristarchus knows that this is not quite true and so has a small correction factor in the calculations to account for this.

I will use this notation: E, M, S are the centers of the earth, moon and sun respectively, and E', M', S' are points on their apparent perimeters.

The ratio of the distances from the earth to the moon and from the earth to the sun can be determined by measuring the angle MES at half moon. For at half moon the angle EMS=90° and the angle MES is measurable, so we know all angles of this triangle and thus the ratios of its sides.

The ratio of the sizes of the moon and the sun can then be inferred at a solar eclipse. For at a solar eclipse, the moon precisely covers the sun. Thus EMM' is similar to ESS', with the scaling factor discovered above, i.e. SS':MM'::ES:EM.

The ratio of the distance of the moon to its size can be inferred from its angular size. For the angle EMM'=90° and the angle MEM' is measurable, so we know all angles of this triangle and thus the ratios of its sides.

These distances can be related to the radius of the earth at a lunar eclipse. For the shadow that the earth casts on the moon is about two moon-diameters wide. To incorporate this information into a similar triangles setup, let O be the point beyond the moon from which the earth has the same angular size as the sun (i.e. precisely blocks out the sun). Then SS':EE'::OS:OE. Now the algebra gets a little bit involved. We want to know the LHS so we have to reduce the RHS to a number, which we will do by expressing both OS and OE in terms of OM. From above we know SS':MM', and now we have OS:OM::SS':2MM', which enables us to express OS in terms of OM. To express OE in terms of OM we first note that OE=OM+EM. From above we know how to express EM in terms of ES, or, if we prefer, MS. But again from OS:OM::SS':2MM' we know OS=OM+MS in terms of OM, so we know MS in terms of OM, so we are done. OS:OE is now some multiple of OM over some multiple of OM, i.e. a number, so we have found SS':EE', i.e. we have expressed the size of the sun (and thereby the size of the moon, of course) in terms of the size of the earth.

The title doesn't do it justice
Thomas Heath published this book in 1913. As he explains, he was first motivated by a request from a friend to produce a translation of Aristarchus's treatise "On the sizes and distances of the sun and the moon." In that book Aristarchus does not say anything about heliocentrism or the motion of the earth, but we know from ancient reports that he was an early heliocentrist, probably the first. However, at the time Heath wrote this, the definitive studies of ancient heliocentrism and the earth's motion had been written by Schiaparelli, who insisted that Aristarchus had been anticipated by Heraclides Ponticus. (Yes, Schiaparelli was the astronomer who found "canali" on Mars!) Heath took the opportunity to set the record straight, and ended up writing a fantastic study of Greek astronomy up to Aristarchus in the 3rd century BC. The book is nearly a hundred years old, so don't rely on it as your only source if you want a detailed up-to-date picture of early astronomy. (If that's what you want, start with James Evans's "History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy" and work from the footnotes.) But this is a real classic, constantly cited by later authors, and more readable than a lot of what you will find written on Greek astronomy. Heath's translation of Aristarchus's work, at the back of the book, became the definitive English translation.

If you want to know more about what the Greeks did after Aristarchus, I recommend, in addition to Evans's book mentioned above, JLE Dreyer's "A History of Astronomy from Thales to Kepler," another classic survey from about the same time.

best history of Greek astronomy
This old (early twentieth century) book is not just about Aristarchus, the "Greek Copernicus" -- that comes in the final chapters.Rather, it is the best survey I know of ancient Greek astronomy, starting from the very beginning.I kept coming across references to this book by Sir Thomas Heath in books on the Copernican revolution, e.g. those by Angus Armitage and Thomas Kuhn, and finally decided to read it -- after having bought his smaller volume on Greek astronomy, also reprinted by Dover.

Heath really goes into detail on each of the ancient schools of astronomy in Greece.There were in fact a good many points of view -- the earth-centered view, the view that the earth rotates daily about its axis, the view of everything going around a fiery center, the "concentric spheres" variant of Eudoxus of the earth centered view, the Aristotelian variant of that, the eventual Ptolemaic view of epicycles and all that ... and finally the view of Aristarchus, which was essentially the Copernican sun-centered view (but without Copernicus' marvelous insights into how such a view simplified everything).

Heath not only goes into detail about each of these schools of thought -- it can be pretty rough going trying to follow all of this, especially because of the esoteric modes of speaking they often employed -- he also gives pithy summaries of what each school was saying, and a critical evaluation of their worth and influence.

If you really want to gain an appreciation of the variety of the ancient Greek schools of thought, of their struggle and progress over seven centuries in describing the motions in the heavens, of the reasonableness of much of their thinking, of the magnificence of their achievement -- I heartily recommend this book, then I recommend, either before or after, exploring the Copernican revolution and the rest of the scientific revolution, in the books by Armitage, Kuhn, Hall, and others. ... Read more

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In the tallest tower of Castle Underbrook, Princess Carrina sat quietly onher window ledge watching the fading colours of the sunset. Actually, shespent most days locked away in her room, too scared to leave the castle. Astrange magical power was growing inside her but she had no idea what it wasor how to use it.

To the far north, in an ancient cottage buried deep within the woods, anevil ugly witch and her sister were brewing up a dastardly plot. They weregoing to kidnap the royal princess and steal her beauty for themselves!

In the southern part of the kingdom, a fiery-haired boy named Flame washaving an adventure of his own, as he searched and searched for the sourceof the great river while battling boredom and the terrifying rapids.

Will Flame be able to save the princess from the clutches of the evil witch?

Will they be able to uncover the mystery of magic and unlock the Box ofHair?

Box of Hair, a fairy tale is the first of three delightful magicaladventures with Princess Carrina and her friends. The story continues in TheVenus Diary (spring 2008) and concludes in The Dragons of Tarnack (fall2008). While these books were written for young readers to enjoy, they aresuitable for children of all ages. ... Read more

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Fun, Fantastical, and Fabulous!
Box of Hair is truly an original piece by a truly original author. Heath Buckmaster has succeeded in creating a story full of situations that are charming and unique. The storyline is easy to follow and entertaining with surprises and twists that keep the reader captive (no matter what their age). This reader is eager for the next installment (The Venus Diary) to continue sharing in the adventures of Princess Carrina, Flame, and the many characters met along the way.

Fun, Fantastical, and Fabulous!
Box of Hair is truly an original piece by a truly original author. Heath Buckmaster has succeeded in creating a story full of situations that are charming and unique. The storyline is easy to follow and entertaining with surprises and twists that keep the reader captive (no matter what their age). This reader is eager for the next installment (The Venus Diary) to continue sharing in the adventures of Princess Carrina, Flame, and the many characters met along the way.

Box of Hair: A Fairy Tale - Author Interview, January 2008
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2VYMLI1G7C0MO Heath L. Buckmaster, author of Box of Hair: A Fairy Tale, answers questions about the book, the delightful cover art, and the exciting sequels: The Venus Diary (spring 2008), and The Dragons of Tarnack (autumn 2008).

Fun, Fantastical, and Fabulous!
Box of Hair is truly an original piece by a truly original author.Heath Buckmaster has succeeded in creating a story full of situations that are charming and unique.The storyline is easy to follow and entertaining with surprises and twists that keep the reader captive (no matter what their age).This reader is eager for the next installment (The Venus Diary) to continue sharing in the adventures of Princess Carrina, Flame, and the many characters met along the way. ... Read more