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

    By Pierre Duhem and Roger Ariew

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    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
    Release dateFeb 15, 2011
    ISBN9780226169248
    Medieval Cosmology: Theories of Infinity, Place, Time, Void, and the Plurality of Worlds

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