Simplicius: On Aristotle on the Heavens 2.1-9

by Simplicius

Book Overview

Aristotle believed that the outermost stars are carried round us on a transparent sphere. There are directions in the universe and a preferred direction of rotation. The sun moon and planets are carried on different revolving spheres. The spheres and celestial bodies are composed of an everlasting fifth element, which has none of the ordinary contrary properties like heat and cold which could destroy it, but only the facility for uniform rotation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472557417
• ISBN13: 9781472557414
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"