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I Hate Mathematics! Book
Wheelock's Latin
The Great Tradition: Classic Readings on What it Means to Be an Educated Human Being
Classical Composition III: Chreia & Maxim Stage Teacher Guide
Arithmetic for Parents: A Book for Grownups about Children's Mathematics
Classical Composition I: Fable Stage Teacher Guide
Ray's Primary Arithmetic - PB
The Great Books Reader: Excerpts and Essays on the Most Influential Books in Western Civilization
Uncovering the Logic of English: A Common-Sense Solution to America's Literacy Crisis
Sequential Spelling 1 (Sequential Spelling)
Climbing Parnassus: A New Apologia for Greek and Latin
Harvey's Elementary Grammar and Composition
McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader
Socratic Logic: A Logic Text Using Socratic Method, Platonic Questions, and Aristotelian Principles
McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader
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Laurence Bergreen
“ Ptolemy's massive compendium of mathematical and astronomical calculations had been rediscovered in 1410, after centuries of neglect. The revival of classical learning pushed aside medieval notions of the world based on a literal--yet magical--interpretation of the Bible, but even though Ptolemy's rigorous approach to mathematics was more sophisticated than monkish fantasies of the cosmos, his depiction of the globe contained significant gaps and errors. Following Ptolemy's example, European cos ...more ”
― Laurence Bergreen, Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
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