Hypatia: Her Life and Times [NOOK Book]

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Hypatia of Alexandria. Who was she? A brilliant 5C scientist murdered by a religious mob? An aging academic killed by a rival political force? A sorceress who kept Alexandria in thrall through satanic wiles? Innovative mathematician or a geometry teacher? Discover the answers to these questions and more through this collection of essays on the life and times of Hypatia, Lady Philosopher.
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Hypatia: Her Life and Times

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Overview

Hypatia of Alexandria. Who was she? A brilliant 5C scientist murdered by a religious mob? An aging academic killed by a rival political force? A sorceress who kept Alexandria in thrall through satanic wiles? Innovative mathematician or a geometry teacher? Discover the answers to these questions and more through this collection of essays on the life and times of Hypatia, Lady Philosopher.
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Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940033132652
  • Publisher: Faith L. Justice
  • Publication date: 3/19/2012
  • Sold by: Smashwords
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 22,820
  • File size: 277 KB

Meet the Author

Faith L. Justice is a science geek and history junkie who has worked as a lifeguard, paralegal, computer systems analyst, human resources executive, and college professor. She writes in her historic land marked home “The Suffragette House” in Brooklyn, New York where she lives with her husband, daughter and the required gaggle of cats. For fun, she likes to dig in the dirt – her garden and various archaeological sites.Ms. Justice's award-winning short stories and poems have appeared in such publications as Circles in the Hair, Alternate Realities, Pirate Writings Magazine and Beyond Science Fiction and Fantasy. She’s published over fifty articles in such venues as Salon.com, Writer's Digest, The Copperfield Review and A Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children with Autism. Ms. Justice is a frequent contributor to Strange Horizons, Associate Editor for Space and Time Magazine, and a co-founder of a writer’s workshop which celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 2010.
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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 10, 2012

    Disappointed

    The book does not load for me.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 9, 2012

    Torn

    Interesting topic but surprisingly unprofessional in the style it is written in.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 27, 2012

    A surprisingly in depth look into the life of Hypatia, well writ

    A surprisingly in depth look into the life of Hypatia, well written and interesting. I recommend it if you have any interest in the woman or her times.

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