Medieval Cosmology: Theories of Infinity, Place, Time, Void, and the Plurality of Worlds

by Pierre Duhem

2020-11-25 05:36:00

These selections from Le système du monde, the classic ten-volume history of the physical sciences written by the great French physicist Pierre Duhem (1861-1916), focus on cosmology, Duhem''s greatest interest. By reconsidering the work of such ... Read more
These selections from Le système du monde, the classic ten-volume history of the physical sciences written by the great French physicist Pierre Duhem (1861-1916), focus on cosmology, Duhem''s greatest interest. By reconsidering the work of such Arab and Christian scholars as Averroes, Avicenna, Gregory of Rimini, Albert of Saxony, Nicole Oresme, Duns Scotus, and William of Occam, Duhem demonstrated the sophistication of medieval science and cosmology.
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File size9.26 X 5.82 X 1.4 in
Print pages642
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
Publication date August 15, 1987
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780226169231

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