Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 559986
The Myth of Alpheus and Arethusa and Open-Sea Voyages on the Mediterranean—Stellar Navigation in Antiquity
The Myth of Alpheus and Arethusa and Open-Sea Voyages on the Mediterranean—Stellar Navigation in Antiquity // The International journal of nautical archaeology The International Jurnal of Archaeology, 38 (2009), 1; 116-132 doi:10.1111/j.1095-9270.2008.00189.x (međunarodna recenzija, članak, znanstveni)
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Naslov
The Myth of Alpheus and Arethusa and Open-Sea Voyages on the Mediterranean—Stellar Navigation in Antiquity
Autori
Bilić, Tomislav
Izvornik
The International journal of nautical archaeology The International Jurnal of Archaeology (1057-2414) 38
(2009), 1;
116-132
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni
Ključne riječi
stars; navigation; latitude sailing; Alpheus; Arethusa
Sažetak
The article offers a new interpretation of the Greek myth of Alpheus and Arethusa, which it is believed emerged as a description of latitude-sailing between the Peloponnese and Sicily during the Bronze Age. The author discusses the stars which could have assisted navigation on this route. This is followed by a discussion on the ancient practice of determining latitude by observing the altitude of the lower culmination of the last circumpolar star. Some sea-routes are suggested which could have been traversed using the latitude-sailing technique, and the stars that could have been used as navigation aids on such voyages.
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
Znanstvena područja
Arheologija
POVEZANOST RADA
Projekti:
293-0000000-0853 - Numizmatička topografija Hrvatske (Bilić, Tomislav, MZOS ) ( CroRIS)
Ustanove:
Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu
Profili:
TOMISLAV BILIĆ
(autor)
Citiraj ovu publikaciju:
Časopis indeksira:
- Current Contents Connect (CCC)
- Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC)
- Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI)
- SCI-EXP, SSCI i/ili A&HCI
- Scopus
