The Flying Land of Aeschernon

Purpose

The book was penned to document what life was visible by telescope at the rim of Aeschernon, and to theorize what lives up beyond view, and to document what whether could be seen interacting with the island to determine climate. A lot of the book remained in theory and how life was able to be sustained in a new ecology.

Impact

Ecological

The book discussed ecology in a very rational and understanding way, although most of it was rooted in theoretics. Academia for a century debated over the merits of the approach, one camp staking that the book stood as good insight for how to approach ecological studies on Earth, and others claiming that since it involved mere conjecture about a foreign land, that it couldn't reliably be used as a bases for study.

Superstition & Belief

Many believed that the island represented and omen, especially by the magical anomalies that it uniquely caused. This book in part began to demystify the island's meaning as "just another land similar to our own." As a result, it renewed scientific fascination in the island, but this time with unmatched enthusiasm.

Document Structure

Clauses

The book is divided into three sections:

I. Observable Nature

Writings on the limited flora that Johann Zimmermann was able to observe from the ground and from hilltops, where he was able to get closest.

II. Wings that Cultivate

Categorizing of birds that travel up to Aeschernon, what they tend to carry, how they nest, how they ascend to Aeschernon and when during the year they go up to the island.

III. Unobservable Nature

A section theorizing the full varieties of fauna up on the top of Aeschernon.

References

I Chóra Pou Petá

Publication Status

Published 8 June 1412 in by The Outotinen School Publishing Company. Printing began immediately.

Type

Study, Scientific

Medium

Vellum / Skin

Authoring Date

8 June 1412

Location

Outotinen

Authors

• Johann Zimmermann