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Though the digression closing Simplicius’ commentary on Aristotle’s De caelo 2.12 has long been misread as a history of early Greek planetary theory, it is in fact a creative reading of Aristotle to maintain the authority of the De caelo as a sacred text in Late Platonism and to refute the polemic mounted by the Christian, John Philoponus. This book shows that the critical question forced on Simplicius was whether his school’s acceptance of Ptolemy’s planetary hypotheses entailed a rejection of Aristotle’s argument that the heavens are made of a special matter that moves by nature in a circle about the center of the cosmos and, thus, a repudiation of the thesis that the cosmos is uncreated and everlasting.

Planetary theory --- Astronomy --- Théorie des planètes --- Astronomie --- Early works to 1800 --- Early works to 1800. --- Ouvrages avant 1800 --- Simplicius, --- Aristotle. --- Théorie des planètes --- Planets, Theory of --- Celestial mechanics --- Simplikios, --- Σιμπλίκιος, --- Pseudo-Simplicius --- Simplikios --- Simplikios of Cilicia --- Σιμπλίκιος ὁ Κίλιξ --- Simplikios ho Kilix --- Simplicius van Cilicië --- Simplice de Cilicie

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In Hellenistic Astronomy: The Science in Its Contexts , new essays by renowned scholars address questions about what the ancient science of the heavens was in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean worlds, and the numerous contexts in which it was pursued. Together, these essays will enable readers not only to understand the technical accomplishments of this ancient science but also to appreciate their historical significance by locating the questions, challenges, and issues inspiring them in their political, medical, philosophical, literary, and religious contexts.

Astronomy, Greek --- Astronomy, Ancient --- Hellenism --- Ancient astronomy --- Greek astronomy --- E-books --- Astronomy, Greek. --- Hellenism.

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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.

Astronomy, Greek. --- Astronomy --- Astronomy, Greek --- 520.938 --- Greek astronomy --- Physical sciences --- Space sciences --- Sciences Astronomy History Ancient World Greece --- Astronomy - Early works to 1800 --- alexandria. --- ancient greece. --- ancient greeks. --- ancient philosophy. --- astronomy. --- caelestia. --- cleomedes. --- cosmology. --- cosmos. --- greek philosophy. --- hellenism. --- metaphysics. --- moral philosophy. --- natural world. --- nonfiction. --- philosophy. --- science and philosophy. --- social philosophy. --- stoic philosopher. --- stoic philosophy. --- stoicism. --- the heavens. --- zodiac.

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Our understanding of science, mathematics, and medicine today can be deeply enriched by studying the historical roots of these areas of inquiry in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean. The fields of ancient science and mathematics have in recent years witnessed remarkable growth. The present volume brings together contributions from more than thirty of the most important scholars working in these fields in the United States and Europe in honor of the eminent historian of ancient science and medicine Heinrich von Staden, Professor Emeritus of Classics and History of Science at the Institute of Advanced Study and William Lampson Professor Emeritus of Classics and Comparative Literature at Yale University. The papers range widely from Mesopotamia to Ancient Greece and Rome, from the first millennium B.C. to the early medieval period, and from mathematics to philosophy, mechanics to medicine, representing both a wide diversity of national traditions and the cutting edge of the international scholarly community.

Medicine, Greek and Roman. --- Greek medicine --- Medicine, Roman --- Medicine, Unani --- Roman medicine --- Tibb (Medicine) --- Unani medicine --- Unani-Tibb (Medicine) --- Medicine, Ancient --- Von Staden, Heinrich, --- Staden, Heinrich von, --- History of mathematics. --- history of medicine.