Medieval cosmology : theories of infinity, place, time, void, and the plurality of worlds
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Medieval cosmology : theories of infinity, place, time, void, and the plurality of worlds
University of Chicago Press, 1987, c1985
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Système du monde
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An abridged ed. in English translation of Pierre Duhem's Le système du monde ..., originally published in 10 vols. in French
Originally published 1985
Bibliography: p. 551-595
Includes index
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Description
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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