| Medieval Cosmology: Theories of Infinity, Place, Time, Void, and the Plurality of Worlds Contributor(s): Duhem, Pierre (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226169235 ISBN-13: 9780226169231 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $48.51 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1987 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Cosmology - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Medieval - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 113.090 |
| LCCN: 85008115 |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 5.82" W x 9.26" (1.89 lbs) 642 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These selections from Le syst me 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. |