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Medieval Cosmology: Theories of Infinity, Place, Time, Void, and the Plurality of Worlds

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Duhem does us a major favour by compiling a mamouth amount of original texts that would otherwise by lost and fragmented in the vaults and basements of many very old universities. The traditional problem with medieval philsophy is actually finding the philosophy itself! Duhem's breathtaking reasearch and presentation of these rare texts makes this book an instant classic. But `Medieval Cosmology' is much more than a compilation of texts; Duhem's clear and concise summaries and transitions of very intricate and detailed analyses of `Place, Time and Void' makes this book not only accessible but a pure joy of scholarship and thought.

I'm sorry, Mr. Hobson. Did you read the title of this book before you bought it. That might have saved you the trouble.

If you are interested in Theories that go on and on, this is the book for you. I was expecting more meat about the participants rather than what they were working on verbally, because it is all about verbiage. It is interesting to note how much thought went into written science in these times, but reading it was like watching paint dry... Very large volume and I would imagine, when Hubble recommended it in his book, it was to trick Grad students into buying and trying to read it.