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These selections from Le systeme du monde, the classic ten-volume history of the physical sciences written by the great French physicist Pierre Duhem (1861-1916), focus on cosmology, Duhem's greatest interest. By reconsidering the work of such Arab and Christian scholars as Averroes, Avicenna, Gregory of Rimini, Albert of Saxony, Nicole Oresme, Duns Scotus, and William of Occam, Duhem demonstrated the sophistication of medieval science and cosmology.Duhem, Pierre M. is the author of 'Medieval Cosmology Theories of Infinity, Place, Time, Void, and the Plurality of Worlds' with ISBN 9780226169231 and ISBN 0226169235.
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