Structure and method in Aristotle's Meteorologica : a more disorderly nature /

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"In the first full-length study in any modern language dedicated to the Meteorologica, Malcolm Wilson presents a groundbreaking interpretation of Aristotle's natural philosophy. Divided into two parts, the book first addresses general philosophical and scientific issues by placing the trea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilson, Malcolm, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Aristotle. > Meteorologica.
Meteorologica (Aristotle)
Meteorology > Early works to 1800.
Météorologie > Ouvrages avant 1800.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Ancient & Classical.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Meteorology.
Early works.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The rebirth of meteorology
  • 2. From elements to exhalations
  • 3. The exhalations
  • 4. The biological method
  • 5. Teleology in the Meteorologica
  • 6. Kapnosphere (1.4-8)
  • 7. Condensation and precipitation (1.9-12)
  • 8. Fresh waters (1.13-14)
  • 9. The sea (2.1-3)
  • 10. Winds (2.4-6)
  • 11. Earthquakes and stormy phenomena (2.7-3.1)
  • 12. Reflections (3.2-6)
  • 13. Minerals and metals (3.6).

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