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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...
Autor principal: | Couprie, Dirk L |
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Lenguaje: | eng |
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Springer
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8116-5 http://cds.cern.ch/record/1383348 |
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