Heaven and Earth in ancient Greek cosmology from Thales to Heraclides Ponticus
In Miletus, about 550 B.C., together with our world-picture cosmology was born. This book tells the story. In Part One the reader is introduced in the archaic world-picture of a flat earth with the cupola of the celestial vault onto which the celestial bodies are attached. One of the subjects treate...
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Format: | Electronic Resource |
Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2011
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Series: | Astrophysics and space science library
374 |
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Online Access: | Available for University of the Philippines Diliman via Springerlink. Click here to access |