In some of his most famous works, John Philoponus (c. 490-570 CE) confronts numerous aspects of Aristotle's philosophy and science. Yet the influence of these r

In some of his most famous works, John Philoponus (c. 490-570 CE) confronts numerous aspects of Aristotle's philosophy and science. Yet the influence of these r

A substantially revised and supplemented edition of the collected volume originally published, by Duckworth, in 1987.

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This book describes how natural philosophy and exact mathematical sciences joined together to make the Scientific Revolution possible.