How Long to Read Heaven and Earth in Ancient Greek Cosmology

How Long Does it Take to Read Heaven and Earth in Ancient Greek Cosmology?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 50 minutes to read Heaven and Earth in Ancient Greek Cosmology by Dirk L. Couprie

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

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 chapter on archaic astronomical instruments. Part Two shows how Anaximander (610-547 B.C.) blew up this archaic world-picture and replaced it by a new one that is essentially still ours. He taught that the celestial bodies orbit at different distances and that the earth floats unsupported in space. This makes him the founding father of cosmology. Part Three discusses topics that completed the new picture described by Anaximander. Special attention is paid to the confrontation between Anaxagoras and Aristotle on the question whether the earth is flat or spherical, and on the battle between Aristotle and Heraclides Ponticus on the question whether the universe is finite or infinite.

How long is Heaven and Earth in Ancient Greek Cosmology?

Heaven and Earth in Ancient Greek Cosmology by Dirk L. Couprie is 285 pages long, and a total of 72,675 words.

This makes it 96% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Heaven and Earth in Ancient Greek Cosmology Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 37 minutes to read Heaven and Earth in Ancient Greek Cosmology aloud.

What Reading Level is Heaven and Earth in Ancient Greek Cosmology?

Heaven and Earth in Ancient Greek Cosmology is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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