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...
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
2011.
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Édition: | 1st ed. 2011. |
Collection: | Astrophysics and Space Science Library,
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Accès en ligne: | Texto Completo |