Bibliograph

The continuous and the discrete, ancient physical theories from a contemporary perspective, Michael J. White

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The continuous and the discrete, ancient physical theories from a contemporary perspective, Michael J. White

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The continuous and the discrete

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

667003391

Responsibility statement

Michael J. White

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.

Sub title

ancient physical theories from a contemporary perspective

Summary

An analysis of three ancient models of spatial magnitude, time and local motion. The Aristotelian model is presented as an application of the ancient conception of extension to the physical world. The other two models are a 'quantum' model of spatial magnitude and a Stoic model

Target audience

specialized

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