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University of Oregon: Greek Science: Early Cosmology

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Discusses the evolution of ideas about the cosmos, from the Magic Cosmology of the Neolithic age to the stage of Mythical Cosmology, to the Geometric Cosmology of the ancient Greeks. The third stage advocated a rational approach to science and laid the ground for modern cosmology. This article goes on to explain this approach, and the ideas put forward by Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, Aristarchus, and Ptolemy.

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eratosthenes, euclid, platonic solids, ptolemy
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heliocentric theory, history of cosmology, aristarchus, aristotle's view of universe, geometric cosmology, magic cosmology, mythical cosmology, plato and astronomy, platonic world, principle of falsification, university of oregon: greek science: early cosmology, ancient greek science, science
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)