On Aristotle On the heavens 2.10-14 Simplicius ; translated by Ian Mueller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simplicius, of Cilicia, author.

Contributor:

Mueller, Ian, editor.

Series:

Ancient commentators on Aristotle

Standardized Title:

Aristotelis De caelo commentaria. 2.10-14. English

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Aristotle. De caelo--Book 2.10-14.

Aristotle.

Astronomy, Ancient.

Cosmology, Ancient.

Astronomy--Early works to 1800.

Astronomy.

Cosmology--Early works to 1800.

Cosmology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 pages).

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, N.Y. Cornell University Press 2005.

Summary:

"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. But this creates problems as to how the heavenly bodies create light, and, in the case of the sun, heat. The topics covered in this part of Simplicius' commentary are the speeds and distances of the stars; that the stars are spherical; why the sun and moon have fewer motions than the other five planets; why the sphere of the fixed stars contains so many stars whereas the other heavenly spheres contain no more than one (Simplicius has a long excursus on planetary theory in his commentary on this chapter); discussion of people's views on the position, motion or rest, shape, and size of the earth; that the earth is a relatively small sphere at rest in the centre of the cosmos."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Textual Emendations

TRANSLATION

Notes

Bibliography English-Greek

Glossary Greek-English Index

Index of Passages Cited

Subject

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [129]-133) and indexes

Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement

Other Format:

Original

ISBN:

9781472552266

OCLC:

1119442919