Cleomedes' Lectures on Astronomy: A Translation of the Heavens Volume 42

by Cleomedes

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520233255
• ISBN13: 9780520233256
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"