Simplicius on the planets and their motions: in defense of a heresy
Auteur :
Bowen, Alan C.
Éditeur :
Brill
ISBN :
9789004227088
Date de publication :
1 sept. 2012
Dimensions :
2,4 x 1,6 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
1520 g
Format :
Laminated cover
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Bonaire, Saba
The book contends that the digression ending Simplicius' In de caelo 2.12 is not a proper history of early Greek planetary theory, but a creative atempt to show that to accept Ptolemy's planetary hypotheses one need not repudiate Aristotle's argument that the cosmos is eternal.