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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 100
EAN: 9780879232153
ISBN: 0879232153
Label: David R Godine
Manufacturer: David R Godine
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 512
Publication Date: August 01, 1992
Publisher: David R Godine
Sales Rank: 89703
Studio: David R Godine
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Ever since the Greeks coined the language we commonly use for scientific description, mythology and science have developed separately. But what came before the Greeks? What if we could prove that all myths have one common origin in a celestial cosmology? What if the gods, the places they lived, and what they did are but ciphers for celestial activity, a language for the perpetuation of complex astronomical data? Drawing on scientific data, historical and literary sources, the authors argue that our myths are the remains of a preliterate astronomy, an exacting science whose power and accuracy were suppressed and then forgotten by an emergent Greco-Roman world view. This fascinating book throws into doubt the self-congratulatory assumptions of Western science about the unfolding development and transmission of knowledge. This is a truly seminal and original thesis, a book that should be read by anyone interested in science, myth, and the interactions between the two.
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I wasn't too crazy about this book.
When a book randomly jumps around to the mythology of many different cultures this creates confusion for the reader.
There's quite a few passages and quotations in this book that are not in English.
It tries to explain the true meaning of myths and legends by loosely relating them to various metaphors like a 'world tree' or a mill that contains a gigantic mill stone. There's also a tie in with some sort of play about Hamlet. ... Read More
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Like so many of the readers of this fascinating book, Hamlet's Mill, it is a work that I have read several times, learning much with each reading. When first published in 1969, it was reviewed by the late MIT Professor Emeritus, Philip Morrison, who was reknown as a distinguished theoretical astrophysicist and interpreter of science for the general public. He wrote " "The book is polemic, even cocky; it will make a tempest in the inkpots. It nonetheless has the ring of noble metal, although it is only ... Read More
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A lot of interesting theses and odd connections, but the horrid presentation and possibly untrustworthy sources lessen the value of this book.
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The book is based on old texts that are not commonly known. The subject is interesting and in the same directions with recent discoveries on the human race past. The book is difficult to be read due to the way it is written by the author.
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Please note this is NOT an easy book by any means and should not be attempted by those looking for the casual read. Although very well researched, the organization of the book is somewhat chaotic making it more difficult to understand and follow. The main idea outlined by the authors of the book is that myths, on a primeval level, represented a "technical language" designed to record and transmit astronomical observations - most importantly those connected with the precession of the equinoxes. The mythology ... Read More
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