Inside the Stargazer's Palace

Inside the Stargazer's Palace
Author: Violet Moller
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2024-06-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 0861547535

Enter the mysterious world of sixteenth-century science, where astronomers and alchemists shared laboratories 'A scintillating journey into a world where discoveries rip through doctrine like meteors. There is magic in these pages.' Daisy Dunn, author of The Missing Thread In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus declared the earth revolved around the Sun, overturning centuries of scholastic presumption. A new age was coming into view – one guided by observation, technology and logic. But omens and elixirs did not disappear from the sixteenth-century laboratory. Charms and potions could still be found nestled between glistening brass instruments and leather-bound tomes. The line between the natural and supernatural remained porous, yet to be defined. From the icy Danish observatory of Tycho Brahe, to the smoky, sulphur-stained workshop of John Dee, Violet Moller tours the intellectual heart of early European science. Exploring its rich, multidisciplinary culture, Inside the Stargazer’s Palace reveals a dazzling forgotten world, where all knowledge, no matter how arcane, could be pursued in good faith.

The Stargazer

The Stargazer
Author: Michele Jaffe
Publisher: Diversion Books
Total Pages: 517
Release: 2014-01-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 162681192X

The midnight shadows of Renaissance Venice conceal intrigue, romance...and murder. "Combines historical context with lush sensuality and nuanced wit." — Publisher's Weekly Bianca Salva's love of science has led her to defy the conventions of her day and illicitly practice medicine among the poor of Venice. She's managed to keep her pass time a secret—until she is discovered over the lifeless body of a young courtesan, by the last person she'd ever want to see. Ian Foscari, Conte d'Aosto, is known for being rich, handsome...and heartless. Finding Bianca over the dead body, he concludes she's the murderer. Yet for reasons he cannot explain, her protests move him. He offers to give her one week to prove her innocence, but she'll have to move into his house and be his prisoner. Her other option: the authorities and certain death. Bianca has no choice but to agree to his maddening terms. She's furious at having to cede her hard won freedom, and unprepared for the effect of his presence on her, for the longings he awakes in parts of her body she's only studied in books. As Bianca struggles to focus on finding the killer, Ian fights his own battle between the undeniable attraction he feels for her and the painful scars of his past. When their mutual attraction blazes to life, they are both dazzled by it's force. Passion burns through their reserves, teaching them both to trust again. Love again. But this fragile alliance is soon tested. Lured into a web of scheming and betrayal, Bianca and Ian find themselves in a race against the clock to save their lives, their hearts, and the city of Venice itself. "Jaffe...develops a sensual, exciting, and amusing tale, richly embellished with details of Renaissance life." — Library Journal "Jaffe's characters are intriguing, and the plot's many twists and turns are wonderfully entertaining." — Booklist

The stargazer’s servant

The stargazer’s servant
Author: Максим Удовиченко
Publisher: Litres
Total Pages:
Release: 2022-01-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 5041475571

More than a thousand years ago, in what is now the territory of modern Mauritania and partly of its neighboring States, was located a rather powerful and militant Caliphate.The ruler of this Caliphate had at his court a personal magician, astrologer and soothsayer.The astrologer was an expert in different areas of secret knowledge, and he was highly esteemed by the ruler.In his «Book of Knowledge», he wrote down all that was of magical practices and of nature observation in detail, which came to him by inheritance from other great magicians.The Caliph's astrologer had a very inquisitive and dexterous servant, who also led his book and was going to give it to his worthy successor. Of course, the book of the servant was nothing like the great astrologer's «Book of Knowledge», but nevertheless...In our days, by a strange coincidence, both books fell into the hands of completely different people...

Dark Alleys

Dark Alleys
Author: Ivan A Bunin
Publisher: Vladimir Djambov
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2020-08-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

“Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice. https://vidjambov.blogspot.com/2023/01/book-inventory-vladimir-djambov-talmach.html Feeling that there was not the slightest hope of falling asleep, he quietly went down from the balcony, deciding to go out onto the road to the station and blot himself, to walk three miles. But he stopped in the courtyard: warm dusk, sweet silence, the milky whiteness of the sky from innumerable small stars ... He walked around the courtyard, stopped again, raised his head: the starry departing deeper and deeper, and there was some terrible black and blue darkness, where there were failures in something ... and calm, silence, incomprehensible, great desert, lifeless and aimless beauty of the world ... the silent, eternal religiosity of the night ... and he alone, face to face with all this, in the abyss between heaven and earth ... He began to pray without words about some heavenly mercy, about someone’s self-pity, with bitter joy feeling his connection with heaven and already some detachment from himself, from his body ... Then, trying to keep these feelings in himself, looked at the house: the stars are reflected in a flattened brilliance in the black glass of the windows - and in the glass of her window ... Sleeping or lying, in a dumb numbness of the same thought about Titov! Yes, that’s her turn ... /// For, according to legend, Hosea made the prophet a family sorrow: Homer was just a girl, and he was no longer young; he was chaste, thoughtful, sad, and despite her childhood, she was an immense harlot.

Montaigne and Bayle

Montaigne and Bayle
Author: Craig B. Brush
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 9401196761

It is traditional in the literature on Pierre Bayle to make some refer ene e to iVlontaigne as one of the masters of skepticism in whose tracks he follows, albeit hardly so eloselyas Charron had. Time and again critics feel the need to mention Montaigne and Bayle in the same context, sometimes to contrast their brands of Pyrrhonism, more often to explain similarities in their ideas and methods, which have frequent ly been regarded as important steps in the gradual evolution of un Christian, even anti-Christian, thought. Their names were already associated during Bayle's life, for example, in the mediocre work by Dom Alexis Gaudin, La Distinction et la Nature du Bien et du MaI, Traite ou l'on combat l'erreur des Manicheens, les sentimens de Jvfontaigne & de Charron, & ceux de J. Vfonsieur Bayle. In the nineteen th century, the author of the Dictionnaire historique et critique wa~ generally elassified as a skeptic; and his name was inevi tably linked with the essayist's. In his Port-Royal, Sainte-Beuve pictured Bayle as one of the avowed skeptics in Montaigne's funeral cortege and spoke of both men as "d'autant pIus fourbes qu'ils ne le sont pas toujours." His later works show that he revised his opinion on each somewhat, l but in this he was unusual for his century.

Let My Nation Go

Let My Nation Go
Author: Yosef Deutsch
Publisher: Feldheim Publishers
Total Pages: 416
Release: 1998
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780873068185

Transport yourself back in time and relive the Pesach miracle. This dramatic, vivid narrative tells the story of the slavery in Egypt, and the wondrous Exodus we experienced, in a captivating, novel-like style, based on Talmudic and Midrashic sources. Here we witness the harsh decrees, the miracles of the Ten Plagues, the thunderous splitting of the sea, and the entire Passover saga. Extensively researched and annotated.

ElfQuest: Stargazer's Hunt Complete Edition

ElfQuest: Stargazer's Hunt Complete Edition
Author: Wendy Pini
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2023-11-21
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 150674236X

ElfQuest alumnus Sonny Strait returns at full force as artist and colorist, alongside storytellers Wendy and Richard Pini, with script, layouts, and an all new cover exclusive to this edition by Wendy Pini. Longtime fans and new readers alike will not want to miss this special offering of Stargazer's Hunt, released just in time to celebrate ElfQuest’s 10-year-anniversary with Dark Horse Comics! When ElfQuest: The Final Quest concluded, it ended the hero’s journey of Cutter Kinseeker, chief of the Wolfriders. But that was only the start of a new adventure for Cutter’s “brother in all but blood,” Skywise. Now the stargazer elf, who thought he knew everything about Cutter, discovers how mistaken he was. Skywise sets his sights on the cosmic horizon for answers, sending him on his own epic quest from the elves’ ancestral Star Home through uncharted space and back to the World of Two Moons. His star-spanning quest reveals interstellar majesty and the desolation of ruined worlds, but no answers to the gaps in his memory. Meanwhile Jink, the elf-daughter he left behind, returns to the ancestral home of the Wolfriders in the hope of finding a way to heal her father’s soul. This special hardcover edition of Stargazer’s Hunt collects the entire miniseries in one volume, including brand new behind-the-scenes sketches and commentary. Collects Elfquest: Stargazer’s Hunt volumes 1 and 2.

We Three Kings

We Three Kings
Author: W. D. Crowder
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2001-06-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1469767473

A wiseman had a dream, and it all began with a star. Three magi, Gaspar from India, Melchior from Persia, and Balthasar from Arabia, set out on a star-led journey to meet the newborn world ruler. What they encountered at their long journey's end astonished them all. But what awaits them thirty years later will change their lives forever. The most famous journey of all time begins…

Stargazers

Stargazers
Author: Phil Carradice
Publisher: Headline Accent
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2017-02-17
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1786153173

In a Middle-Eastern state, Yaniv plans to follow in his father's soldiering footsteps - he wants to travel, and find adventure and respect. So the offer to escort some stargazers on a mysterious journey seems like a great chance. But his first mission isn't as straightforward as it is expected to be. Along the way Yaniv meets treachery, violence, danger and royalty, as well as a very attractive young girl. What are the stargazers really searching for? And who can he really trust?

The MacArthur Topical Bible

The MacArthur Topical Bible
Author: Thomas Nelson
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 5018
Release: 2010-05-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1418585734

Finally, a contemporary topical Bible that's as easy to use as a dictionary! Wouldn't you like to have all the Scriptures on an important Bible topic, such as marriage, end times, the Holy Spirit, or money management in one place and instantly available – not just the references but the entire passage? The MacArthur Topical Bible is the most user-friendly Bible study tool released in decades. It's a comprehensive volume of 20,000 Bible topics and more than 100,000 Bible passages, carefully cross-referenced and organized for quick and complete visual location. It's an amazing time-saver for teachers and pastors planning their lessons. Designed for beginning students as well as seasoned scholars, The MacArthur Topical Bible is useful with all Bible translations. It is the perfect companion to the MacArthur Study Bible. Next to the Bible this is the best companion a Christian can have for in-depth study of thousands of spiritual subjects.