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Mr Brotton, a professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary University of London, examines the complexity of mapmaking through the stories of 12 maps, which stretch across space and over time. The ex...

作为伦敦玛丽女王大学文艺复兴研究的教授，布洛顿先生通过12幅地图的讲述对绘图的复杂性进行了考察。这些地图跨度巨大，分属于不同时期、不同地区，既有托勒密艰苦劳作的产物，也有谷歌地球，还有一些更鲜为人知的伊斯兰作品和东亚作品。尽管它们之间各不相...

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Books and Arts. Book Review. A history of mapmaking. Views of the world. There is no such thing as an objective map. A History of the World in Twelve Maps. By Jerry Brotton. Around 150AD an astr...

文艺 书评 地图史 世界景象 没有客观的地图 《12幅地图中的世界历史》 作者杰里·布洛顿 公元150年前后，一位名叫克劳狄斯·托勒密的天文学家写了一本关于如何恰当绘制世界地图的书。该书用希腊文书写在一卷莎草上，这部被称为...

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After the American victory at Saratoga,the French decided to enter the waron the American side.The two nations signed military and political treaties.Historian Gordon Wood says this alliancecreated bi...

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The time is December seventeen seventy-six. British General William Howe has decided to stop fighting during the cold winter months.The general is in New York.He has already established control of a f...

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Each year in America alone, about one hundred and fifty people die from allergic reactions to foods. Brenton Shivley was one of those people. Brenton was sixteen years old. His mother says that her so...

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The Indonesian Ulema Council (mui), the top body of religious scholars, is also involved. Over the past decade it has issued a series of fatwas, or non-binding legal opinions, to promote green caus...

宗教学者的最高机构“印尼伊斯兰教法学者理事会”（MUI）也参与其中。在过去的十年里，它发布了一系列的“法特瓦”，即不具约束力的法律意见，以推动印尼的绿色发展。 2011年，MUI宣布根据伊斯兰法律禁止破坏环境的采矿作业。三年后，它宣布...

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Indonesia's imams are doing their bit for the environment. Jakarta is constantly under aquatic assault, from above and below. Last month three pupils died when their school collapsed amid a down...

印度尼西亚的伊玛目正在为环境做出自己的贡献。雅加达不断受到暴雨和洪水的冲击。上个月，雅加达的一所学校在倾盆大雨中倒塌，导致三名学生死亡。2020年，雅加达发生了一场十多年来最严重的洪水，导致数十人死亡，近40万人流离失所。 印尼首都雅...

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In fifteenth and sixteenth century Europe killing with poison was common - especially in Italy and France. At this time Arsenic was the most usual poison. People would mix small amounts of it into foo...