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pp. 260-263 (Moatf.). This ends bk. v., with which bk. x.is closely connected, both in subject - matter and because the former is almost entirely composed of Scriptural quo- tations, the latter of patristic — with applications even more removed, if possible, from the precincts of com- mon sense. Bk. x. concludes with another passionate outburst : " Oh, wonderful agreement of the Church, of the doctors, of the mysteries of God. Oh, unity in things least 298 GEOGBAPHICAL THEOEY.
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Antipodes ar...e only to be classed with Jews, Manicheans,.
Samaritans, and other heretics.
Cosmas next^ devotes his genius to answering an ugly question raised by some infidels — "How can the sun be hidden as you say behind the northern parts of the earth, when it is many times bigger than the earth ? " ^ False, he replies, is this figment of theirs; so far from being greater than our world, the sun is only equal to two of the seven belts or climates ^ of the same. This is proved by his own observations on the length and inclination of shadows at midday in Abyssinia and in Egypt, and by similar reckonings of his friend Stephen the priest in Antiooh and in Constantinople.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
pp. 260-263 (Moatf.). This ends bk. v., with which bk. x.is closely connected, both in subject - matter and because the former is almost entirely composed of Scriptural quo- tations, the latter of patristic — with applications even more removed, if possible, from the precincts of com- mon sense. Bk. x. concludes with another passionate outburst : " Oh, wonderful agreement of the Church, of the doctors, of the mysteries of God. Oh, unity in things least 298 GEOGBAPHICAL THEOEY.
[Ch.
Antipodes ar...e only to be classed with Jews, Manicheans,.
Samaritans, and other heretics.
Cosmas next^ devotes his genius to answering an ugly question raised by some infidels — "How can the sun be hidden as you say behind the northern parts of the earth, when it is many times bigger than the earth ? " ^ False, he replies, is this figment of theirs; so far from being greater than our world, the sun is only equal to two of the seven belts or climates ^ of the same. This is proved by his own observations on the length and inclination of shadows at midday in Abyssinia and in Egypt, and by similar reckonings of his friend Stephen the priest in Antiooh and in Constantinople.
What to read after The Dawn of Modern Geography. a History of Exploration And Geographical Science ..?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by C Raymond Charles Raymond Beazley to read onlineMoreLess
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