Isidore of Seville, on the Nature of Things

by Isidore of Seville

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For scholars in the European Middle Ages, Isidore, bishop of Seville (560? -- 636) was one of the most influential authorities for understanding the natural world. Isidore's On the Nature of Things is the first work on natural science by a Christian author that is not a commentary on the creation story in Genesis. Instead, Isidore adopted a classical model to describe the structure of the physical cosmos, and discuss the principles of astronomy,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1781382948

ISBN13:9781781382943

Release Date:May 2016

Publisher:Liverpool University Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.8" x 8.2"

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History Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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