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Dante and the early astronomers

M. A. Orr · History_-_Early_Modern_c_1450-1750 · 65 章

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DANTE AND THE Early Astronomers PREFACE.LIST OF PRINCIPAL AUTHORITIES.CONTENTS.ILLUSTRATIONS.INTRODUCTION.FIRST PART. The Story of Astronomy from Primitive Times until the Age of Dante.I. APPARENT MOVEMENTS OF THE HEAVENLY BODIES AS SEEN FROM EARTH.II. THE BEGINNINGS OF ASTRONOMY.Chapter 10 III. GREEK ASTRONOMY.1. HOMERIC GREECE.2. THALES AND ANAXIMANDER.3. LATER FLAT EARTH SYSTEMS.4. PYTHAGORAS AND HIS FOLLOWERS.IV. GREEK ASTRONOMY.1. PLATO.2. EUDOXUS.3. CALIPPUS.4. ARISTOTLE.5. ARISTARCHUS.6. THE SCHOOL OF ALEXANDRIA.7. HIPPARCHUS.8. PTOLEMY.V. RETROSPECT.VI. ASTRONOMY UNDER IMPERIAL AND CHRISTIAN ROME.VII. ARAB ASTRONOMY.VIII. THE RETURN OF GREEK ASTRONOMY TO EUROPE.SECOND PART. The Astronomy of Dante.I. POPULAR ASTRONOMY IN ITALY IN DANTE’S TIME.II. DANTE’S STUDIES.III. BOOKS ON ASTRONOMY USED BY DANTE.IV. ASTRONOMY IN DANTE’S WRITINGS.V. OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY.1. MOVEMENTS OF THE MOON.2. MOVEMENTS OF THE SUN.3. THE STARS.4. THE GALAXY.5. THE PLANETS.6. ECLIPSES.7. COMETS AND METEORS.8. THE SUN’S PATH IN THE SKY SEEN FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE EARTH.9. CELESTIAL PHENOMENA AND TIME.VI. DANTE’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE THREE REALMS:1. TIME REFERENCES IN THE DIVINE COMEDY.2. THE INFERNO.3. PURGATORY.4. PARADISE.5. POSITIONS OF SUN, MOON, AND PLANETS AMONG THE STARS DURING DANTE’S VISION.6. THE ASSUMED DATE OF THE VISION.VII. THEORETICAL AND SPECULATIVE ASTRONOMY.1. THE SPHERES.2. THE SPHERES AND THE FOUR ELEMENTS.3. DIMENSIONS AND PHYSICAL NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE.4. INFLUENCE OF THE SPHERES ON HUMAN AFFAIRS.5. THE MOTIVE POWER.VIII. MEDIÆVAL AND MODERN VIEWS OF THE UNIVERSE.INDEX.Chapter 59 Chapter 60 Chapter 61 Chapter 62 Chapter 63 Chapter 64 THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE