MYTHOPEDIA

My research interests are diverse, but the dominant theme is the history of cosmology, with 'cosmology' defined in the widest sense: knowledge about the origin, structure and workings of the natural world on all levels, from subatomic particles to galaxies... One long-term project concerns the emergence of planetary astronomy, primarily in the ancient Near East and the Graeco-Roman world. Another is the reconstruction of a global template of 'creation mythology', with possible physical explanations for its origins... Mythopedia. Plasma Mythology - The World Axis as an Atmospheric Phenomenon. Marinus Anthony van der Sluijs.