Le Livre du ciel et du monde
| Authors | Oresme, Bp. Nicole Menut, Albert D. Denomy, Alexander J., C.S.B. |
| Tags | Cosmic rotation -- Early works to 1800, Rotational motion -- Early works to 1800, Rotational motion, Cosmic rotation, Aristotle – De caelo, Aristote – Traité du ciel |
| Publisher | University of Wisconsin Press |
| Published | 14 gen 1968 |
| Date | 14 dic 2021 |
| Languages | eng, frm, lat |
| Identifiers | lcn: PA3892.C6, oclc: 1153325182, lcc: 6711061 |
Description
Discusses a range of evidence for and against the daily rotation of the Earth on its axis
Bibliothèque nationale (France). ; Manuscript.; Français 1082.
cf. "Medieval Scholars Applied Math to Physics"
famous passage, p. 521 (PDF p. 266):
However, subject, of course, to correction, it seems to me that it is possible to embrace the argument and consider with favor the conclusions set forth in the above opinion that the earth rather than the heavens has a diurnal or daily rotation.