Medieval Cosmology: Theories of Infinity, Place, Time, Void, and the Plurality of Worlds
by:
Roger Ariew (author)
Pierre Duhem (author)
These selections from Le systeme 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,...
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These selections from Le systeme 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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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780226169231 (0226169235)
Publish date: August 15th 1987
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Pages no: 642
Edition language: English
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