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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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Autor principal: Couprie, Dirk L
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Springer 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8116-5
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