Planets, Stars, and Orbs: The Medieval Cosmos, 1200-1687

By Edward Grant

Book Overview

Medieval cosmology was a fusion of pagan Greek ideas and biblical descriptions of the world, especially the creation account in Genesis. Because cosmology was based on discussions of the relevant... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052156509X
• ISBN13: 9780521565097
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 842 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.2" x 9.3"