Marinus of Tyre information

Marinus of Tyre (Greek: Μαρῖνος ὁ Τύριος, Marînos ho Týrios; c. AD 70–130) was a Greek-speaking Roman geographer, cartographer and mathematician, who...

which is still used in map creation today. A few of Marinus' opinions are reported by Ptolemy. Marinus was of the opinion that the Okeanos was separated into...

attributed to Marinus of Tyre, who Ptolemy claims invented the projection about AD 100. The projection maps meridians to vertical straight lines of constant...

Caspian Sea as an inlet of the Northern Ocean, corresponding to the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea on the south. Marinus of Tyre was a Hellenized Phoenician...

to the map-making traditions of earlier cultures, particularly the Hellenistic geographers Ptolemy and Marinus of Tyre,: 193  combined with what explorers...

day at the summer solstice, and the elevation of the Sun at winter solstice. The Greek Marinus of Tyre (CE 70–130) was the first to assign a latitude...

Ἀλουΐων (Alouiōn, "Albion") instead of the Roman name Britannia, possibly following the commentaries of Marinus of Tyre. He calls both Albion and Ierne in...

with Ptolemy, whose work was based on that of the local geographer Marinus of Tyre. The first lists of maps of the region were made in the late 19th century...

summary of map projections that have articles of their own on Wikipedia or that are otherwise notable. Because there is no limit to the number of possible...

Springer. pp. 676–677. ISBN 978-1-349-12573-9. Dilke, O. A. W. (2016). "Marinus of Tyre". In Bedini, Silvio A. (ed.). The Christopher Columbus Encyclopedia...

referring to the opposite of the Arctic Circle, was coined by Marinus of Tyre in the 2nd century AD. The rounding of the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn...

determining longitude by timings of lunar eclipses, rather than dead reckoning. In the 1st or 2nd century, Marinus of Tyre compiled an extensive gazetteer...

parts of the Roman world known at the time. He relied on previous work by an earlier geographer, Marinus of Tyre, as well as on gazetteers of the Roman...

identified with Prasum, the southernmost point of Africa known to the Roman geographers Marinus of Tyre and Ptolemy. In Ptolemy's Geography, it marked...

promontory and an island. Ptolemy's Geography, based on the work by Marinus of Tyre, contains the best-known and perhaps the earliest reference to the...

Marinus of Tyre, Greek geographer and writer (d. AD 130) Menelaus of Alexandria, Greek mathematician (d. AD 140) Eleazar ben Simon, Jewish leader of the...

west of Europe. Columbus believed the incorrect calculations of Marinus of Tyre, putting the landmass at 225 degrees, leaving only 135 degrees of water...

crest of Knocknarea Mountain. The Caves of Kesh, famous in Irish mythology, are in south County Sligo. A recent decoding of the work of Marinus of Tyre and...

A tire (North American English) or tyre (Commonwealth English) is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from...

for 25 days with the coast of the Troglodytae on his right (west) almost as far as Rhapta in Azania. Citing Marinus of Tyre, Ptolemy adds that a merchant...

Titianus for his itinerary, used by Marinus of Tyre as well as Ptolemy. Golden (1992), p. 51 Bolton, J.D.P. (1962). Aristeas of Proconnesus. pp. 104–118. Ivanov...

written by Marinus of Tyre between 107 and 115 AD. Between the years 83 and 92 AD, the king of the Garamantes claimed that the inhabitants of Agisymba were...

Seleucia-Ctesiphon. "Composite: Tavola 1–60. (Map of the World) (Re-projected in Plate Carree or Geographic, Marinus of Tyre, Ptolemy) – David Rumsey Historical Map...