num_pages: 450
description: Ever since the Greeks coined the language we commonly use for scientific description, mythology &amp; 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 &amp; what they did are but ciphers for celestial activity, a language for the perpetuation of complex astronomical data? Drawing on scientific data, historical &amp; literary sources, the authors argue that our myths are the remains of a preliterate astronomy, an exacting science whose power &amp; accuracy were suppressed &amp; 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 &amp; transmission of knowledge. This is a truly seminal &amp; original thesis, a book that should be read by anyone interested in science, myth &amp; the interactions between the two.
language: English
title: Hamlet's Mill: An Essay Investigating the Origins of Human Knowledge and Its Transmission Through Myth
titlecomplete: Hamlet's Mill: An Essay Investigating the Origins of Human Knowledge and Its Transmission Through Myth
genres: Essays, Mythology, Religion, Philosophy, Ancient History, Science, Nonfiction, History, Spirituality, Anthropology
ratings_count: 742
publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher