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Simplicius on the planets and their motions: in defense of a heresy

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bowen, Alan C
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: BRILL 2012
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/2635180