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Cleomedes' Lectures on Astronomy: A Translation of The Heavens

At some time around 200 A.D., the Stoic philosopher and teacher Cleomedes delivered a set of lectures on elementary astronomy as part of a complete introduction to Stoicism for his students. The result was The Heavens (Caelestia), the only work by a professional Stoic teacher to survive intact from the first two centuries A.D., and a rare example of the interaction between science and philosophy in late antiquity. This volume contains a clear and idiomatic English translation--the first ever--of The Heavens, along with an informative introduction, detailed notes, and technical diagrams. This important work will now be accessible to specialists in both ancient philosophy and science and to readers interested in the history of astronomy and cosmology but with no knowledge of ancient Greek.

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Title of ebook: Cleomedes' Lectures on Astronomy: A Translation of The Heavens
ISBN: 9780520928510
parent-ISBN: 9780520233256
Publisher: University of California Press
Internet download file size: 7124 kb
Pages: 254
Published: 01-2004
Released online for download: 01-19-2004
Author of eBook: Cleomedes
Translator: Todd, Robert B.
Translator: Bowen, Alan C.

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