Hamlets Mill Essay Myth (26 results)
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Trade Paperback. A new copy. "A book wonderful to read and startling to contemplate.both the history of science and the reinterpretation of myths have been enriched immensely."--Washington Post A seminal work of scientific and philosophical exploration. Ever since the Greeks coined the language we commonly use for scientific des…cription, mythology and science have developed separately. But 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 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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Soft cover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Book is in excellent condition with no visible flaws apart from some light handling wear. Binding is tight. Ink signature on the front end page leaf, otherwise all other pages are clean and unmarked.
Hamlet's Mill- an essay investigating the origins of human knowledge & its transmission through myth
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Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Shows some signs of wear but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.
Published by Nonpareil / David R Godine 1992, 1992
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Published by Gambit Incorporated, 1969
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. First edition. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Book has notable mildew smell. Dust jacket has staining and previous pricing sticker along with moderate chipping and tearing resulti…ng in slight paper loss; jacket has been put in a mylar sleeve. Boards have minor staining and bumping. Binding is sound. Page edges have light spotting and smudging. Interior text and images are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Published by Gambit Inc., Boston, 1969
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Seller: Brillig's Books, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.Brillig's Books
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Pp: xxv, 505. Titles: frt. & sp. Frontis. Illust. w/ b/w prints, facsim. docs., drawings & photos (listed).Blue cloth bds. Pictorial e.p.s. Interior leaves are clean and tight. An investigation of the origins of human knowledge in the archaic, preliterat…e world. Includes notes, appendices, bibliography & index. A philosophical study of some of the world's great myths and their interconnectedness based on celestial phenomena. Includes appendicies, bibliography, and index. A fine, unmarked copy.
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Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Theory of Knowledge, Mythology) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; Second Printing. 505 pages; minor stains on the top exterior edge of textblock. Minor markings on front and rear endpapers. Minor creasing on spine Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings on text pages. ; Your satisfaction is our priority…. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.
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hardcover. Condition: Good. DUST JACKET. First Printing. First Printing. Pages are crisp and clean, no marking. Dust jacket has some tears. Binding is tight/good.
Published by Gambit Incorporated, Boston Mass, 1969
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Seller: Book Booth, Berea, OH, U.S.A.Book Booth
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket has heavy wear, rubbing, chipping and numerous short edge tears and small pieces missing. Book has minor wear. Corners lightly bumped. Binding tight. No writing. xxiii + 505 pages including appendices and index. Traces the mythology of a mill grinding out peace… and plenty to it ends up at the bottom of the sea grinding out salt around the world and through time. Black and white illustrations. Size: 6.25 x 9.25.
Published by Gambit Incorporated, Boston, 1969
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Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. 505pp. Octavo [23 cm] 1/4 turquoise blue cloth with navy blue cloth over boards. Dampstaining to top edge of text block that does not bleed into pages. In a rough dust jacket, with fading to the spine (title still bold), a piece of tape along the foot of the… spine and the surrounding area of the panels, and small tears and losses along the folds and edges. There is also a bit of minor dampstaining to the reverse.
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Seller: BookLovers of Bath, Peasedown St. John, BATH, United KingdomBookLovers of Bath
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Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Condition Notes: Dust wrapper worn at the edges, light frays to the spine ends and corners, a little loss to the bottom corner of the upper panel and much sunned at the spine. Foredge of the text block lightly spotted.The contents complete, clean and ti…ght; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over quarter-bound light blue on blue boards with gilt titles to the spine & upper board; Measures 9¼" x 6¼" (1.5 kg); pp (xxv) 505; Index; Bibliography; Cover art by William Barse; Includes: Black & white plates; Black & white drawings; List of abbreviations; Illustrated lining papers; Frontispiece; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #207395 ||.
Published by Gambit Incorporated, Boston, MA, 1969
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Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.Lowry's Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Cover is in good condition, save for minimal corner bumping and remnants of DJ (from behing adhered to cover). DJ is unclipped, adhered to cover, and in very good condition; save for minor rubbing, scuffing to spine, and edge wear. Text is otherwise tight in… binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout, save for some discoloration (blue and red) to textblock. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Condition: Good. 1969. 1st Printing. 505 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white illustrations and photographic frontis. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Notable water marks to bottom of text block. Boards have s…light shelf with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed with light tanning. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Foxing to spine. Protected by plastic sleeve.
More imagesDie Mühle des Hamlet. Ein Essay über Mythos und das Gerüst der Zeit. Auf der Grundlage der durch Herta von Dechend autorisierten Übersetzung von Beate Ziegs des 1969 im Verlag Gambit, Boston erschienenen Buchs "Hamlet's Mill. An Essay on Myth and the Frame of Time" von Herta von Dechend überarbeitete und erweiterte Neuausgabe. Mit einem Frontispiz, 56 Schwarzweißabbildungen auf Tafeln und einem lose beiliegenden Errata-Zettel. (= Reihe: Computerkultur. Herausgegeben von Rolf Herken, Band VIII (8)).
Santillana, Giorgio de und Hertha von Dechend; Ziegs, Beate (Übersetzung); Herken, Rolf (Hrsg.)
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Seller: Versandantiquariat Abendstunde, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, GermanyVersandantiquariat Abendstunde
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Leinen. Condition: gut. Erste Aufl. dieser Ausgabe. Fadengehefteter grauer Ganzleineneinband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel, Lesebändchen und fotografisch gestaltetem Schutzumschlag. Der Umschlag leicht (rand-) berieben, der Kopfschnitt leicht berieben, der Nachsatz am Hinterdeckel mit Rest eines entfernten eingeklebten Papiers,…der fliegende Nachsatz ebd. mit leichter Bereibung, ansonsten rundum guter Erhaltungszustand. "Die Mühle des Hamlet enthält den Bericht über eine faszinierende Expedition der Autoren durch die Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit. Gestützt auf zahllose Dokumente aus fast aller Welt und eine entsprechend umfangreiche Bibliographie gelingt es den Autoren überzeugend und detailliert nachzuweisen, daß die großen universellen Mythen - unter denen die Mühle des Hamlet oder vielmehr die des skandinavischen Amlothi nur als das Ende einer langen Kette zu sehen ist - einen gemeinsamen Ursprung haben, der nicht auf der Erde zu finden ist, sondern im Sternhimmel: Der Mythos ist eine Sprache für die Darstellung, die Überlieferung und die Handhabung eines umfangreichen und komplexen Korpus astronomischer Kenntnisse gewesen und damit - als Sprache der astronomisch berechenbaren und strukturierbaren Zeit - der Ursprung des wissenschaftlichen Denkens. Schon vor etwa sechstausend Jahren haben die Sumerer eine vollständige Kenntnis der Präzession der Äquinoktialpunkte besessen, ein Wissen, das wiederum nur als systematische Zusammenfassung einer schon über tausende von Jahren existenten Tradition von Beobachtung und mündlicher Überlieferung erklärbar ist. Was die Entdeckung dieses erstaunlich weit zurückliegenden Ursprungs der Naturwissenschaft bisher verhindert hatte, war die unerwartete Tatsache, daß der Mensch schon über astronomische Vorstellungsbilder verfügt und damit gemessen und gerechnet haben muß, bevor er überhaupt schreiben konnte, und daß seine Ausdrucksweise die des Mythos und nicht die der mathematischen Darstellung gewesen ist. Das Buch läßt die Unhaltbarkeit der gängigen Vorstellung deutlich werden, die Weltbilder unserer Vorfahren ließen sich allein aus den vermeintlichen Inhalten der Mythen ermitteln als handele es sich dabei um wörtlich zu nehmende Beschreibungen primitiven Götterglaubens oder um Texte einer modernen Autoren-Literatur. Die revolutionären Thesen Giorgio de Santillanas und Hertha von Dechends beruhen vielmehr auf der systematischen Suche nach Invarianten - jener von einer gigantischen Explosion des Wissens aus prähistorischer Zeit herrührenden intellektuellen Hintergrundstrahlung, die uns im Rauschen des Mythos verborgen erreicht." (Verlagstext) Giorgio Diaz de Santillana, international auch George D. Santillana (* 30. Mai 1902 in Rom; gestorben 1974 in Beverly, Massachusetts), war ein italienischstämmiger US-amerikanischer Wissenschaftsphilosoph und Wissenschaftshistoriker. De Santillana glaubte, dass die Wurzeln westlicher Wissenschaft schon bei den Vorsokratikern und in noch älteren, nur in Mythen überlieferten Zeiten zu finden waren, das Thema seines Buches mit Hertha von Dechend "Hamlet s Mill" (1969). Darin wird der These nachgegangen, in den Mythen antiker Völker (wie den Ägyptern, Griechen und Babyloniern) wären astronomische Beobachtungen (wie der 26000-Jahres-Zyklus der Präzession der Äquinoktien) verborgen. Hertha von Dechend (* 5. Oktober 1915 in Heidelberg; gestorben 23. April 2001 in Frankfurt am Main) war eine Professorin am Institut für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften der Universität Frankfurt am Main, die mit ihren Thesen zu den astronomischen Kenntnissen im prähistorischen Zeitalter bekannt wurde. Während ihrer Promotion (Die kultische und mythische Bedeutung des Schweins in Indonesien und Ozeanien, 1939) war ihr erstmals klar geworden, dass die Mythen der Südsee-Bewohner nur verstanden werden konnten, wenn deren naturwissenschaftlicher, speziell astronomischer Sinn entschlüsselt werde. (Wikipedia) In deutscher Sprache. X, 522, (2) pages. Groß 8° (168 x 245mm).
