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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “dirk l couprie”
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  • Heaven and Earth in Ancient Greek Cosmology

    From Thales to Heraclides Ponticus

    by Dirk L. Couprie ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    In Miletus, about 550 B.C., together with our world-picture cosmology was born. This book tells the story. In Part One the reader is introduced in the archaic world-picture of a flat earth with the cupola of the celestial vault onto which the celestial bodies are attached. One of the subjects treated in that context is the riddle of the tilted celestial axis. This part also contains an extensive ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • When the Earth Was Flat

    Studies in Ancient Greek and Chinese Cosmology

    by Dirk L. Couprie ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book is a sequel to Heaven and Earth in Ancient Greek Cosmology (Springer 2011). With the help of many pictures, the reader is introduced into the way of thinking of ancient believers in a flat earth. The first part offers new interpretations of several Presocratic cosmologists and a critical discussion of Aristotle’s proofs that the earth is spherical. The second part explains and discusses ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Apeiron

    Anaximander on Generation and Destruction

    by Radim Kočandrle, Dirk L. Couprie ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book offers an innovative analysis of the Greek philosopher Anaximander’s work. In particular, it presents a completely new interpretation of the key word Apeiron, or boundless, offering readers a deeper understanding of his seminal cosmology and, with it, his unique conception of the origin of the universe.Anaximander traditionally applied Apeiron to designate the origin of everything. The ... Read more

    $76.49 USD

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  • Gravity

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    by Eric Poisson, Clifford M. Will ...
    This textbook explores approximate solutions to general relativity and their consequences. It offers a unique presentation of Einstein's theory by developing powerful methods that can be applied to astrophysical systems. Beginning with a uniquely thorough treatment of Newtonian gravity, the book develops post-Newtonian and post-Minkowskian approximation methods to obtain weak-field solutions to ... Read more

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    by Yogi Ramacharaka ...
    The Hindu-Yogi Science Of Breath by Yogi Ramacharaka teaches advanced yoga techniques. For thousands of years, yogis have believed that breath is the essential link between body and mind, energizing a subtle body which connects the physical and mental aspects of our being. In this book, Swami Rama and two noted American physicians explore the science of breath as the missing key to both physical ... Read more

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  • Foundations of Modern Cosmology

    by John F. Hawley ; Katherine A. Holcomb ...
    Recent discoveries in astronomy, especially those made with data collected by satellites such as the Hubble Space Telescope and the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, have revolutionized the science of cosmology. These new observations offer the possibility that some long-standing mysteries in cosmology might be answered, including such fundamental questions as the ultimate fate of the universe ... Read more

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    by Spinoza Benedictus ...
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    by Frans Pretorius, Steven S. Gubser ...
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    Dive into a mind-bending exploration of the physics of black holesBlack holes, predicted by Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity more than a century ago, have long intrigued scientists and the public with their bizarre and fantastical properties. Although Einstein understood that black holes were mathematical solutions to his equations, he never accepted their physical reality—a ... Read more

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    by Maurizio Gasperini ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
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  • Aristotle: Eudemian Ethics

    by Brad Inwood, Raphael Woolf ...
    Series series Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
    Aristotle's Eudemian Ethics has been unjustly neglected in comparison with its more famous counterpart the Nicomachean Ethics. This is in large part due to the fact that until recently no complete translation of the work has been available. But the Eudemian Ethics is a masterpiece in its own right, offering valuable insights into Aristotle's ideas on virtue, happiness and the good life. This ... Read more

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    by Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat ...
    Series series Oxford Mathematical Monographs
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