皮西亚斯


![A 1490 Italian reconstruction of the map of Ptolemy. The map is a result of a combination of the lines of roads and of the coasting expeditions during the first century of Roman occupation. One great fault, however, is a lopsided Scotland, which in one hypothesis is the result of Ptolemy using Pytheas' measurements of latitude (see below).[12] Whether Ptolemy would have had Pytheas' real latitudes at that time is a much debated issue.](/uploads/202502/05/Ptolemy-british-isles0627.jpg)

皮西亚斯(Pytheas,古希腊语:Πυθέας ὁ Μασσαλιώτης,西元前4世纪)是一位希腊的地理学家和探险家,出身自当时的希腊殖民都市马西利亚(Massalia,现名为:Marseilles,马赛)。他在前325年时,出海探索了欧洲西北部。他的足迹遍及了大不列颠岛上大部份的区域。在历史纪录上,皮西亚斯是第一位记载极昼、极冠和日耳曼民族的人。他也用了地理上的想像力,成为第一个提出极北之地(Thule)传说的人,此外他还是第一位记述月亮会影响潮汐的人。
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