Heaven and earth in ancient greek cosmology : from Thales to Heraclides Ponticus /

Heaven and earth in ancient greek cosmology : from Thales to Heraclides Ponticus /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Couprie, Dirk L., 1940-
Imprint:	New York : Springer, c2011.
Description:	1 online resource (xxxii, 261 p.) : ill. (some col.)
Language:	English
Series:	Astrophysics and space science library ; 374 Astrophysics and space science library ; v. 374.
Subject:	Cosmology, Ancient. Cosmology, Ancient. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8897771

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ISBN:	9781441981165 (electronic bk.) 1441981160 (electronic bk.) 9781441981158
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Description based on print version record.
Other form:	Print version: Couprie, Dirk L. Heaven and Earth in ancient Greek cosmology. New York : Springer, 2011

Table of Contents:

pt. 1. Archaic astronomy and the world-picture of a flat Earth
pt. 2. Anaximander and the discovery of space
pt. 3. The completion of the new world-picture and the debate on the shape of the Earth.