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Ocellus Lucanus on the nature of the universe, &c

Ocellus Lucanus on the nature of the universe, &c

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Author
Tauros, 105?-
Title
Ocellus Lucanus on the nature of the universe : Taurus, the Platonic philosopher, on the eternity of the world. Julius Firmicus Maternus of the thema mundi. Select theorems on the perpetuity of time, by Proclus.
Original Publication
London: Printed for the translator, 1831.
Credits
Wouter Franssen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Language
English
LoC Class
Q: Science
Subject
Astrology -- Early works to 1800
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 75391
Release Date
February 16, 2025
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.OCELLUS LUCANUS ON THE NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE; &c. &c. &c.
  2. 2.INTRODUCTION. — FOOTNOTES:
  3. 3.OCELLUS LUCANUS ON THE UNIVERSE. — CHAP. I. — CHAP. II. — CHAP. III. — CHAP. IV. — FOOTNOTES:
  4. 4.OCELLUS LUCANUS ON LAWS. A FRAGMENT PRESERVED BY STOBÆUS, ECLOG. PHYS. LIB. I. CAP. 16. — FOOTNOTES:
  5. 5.ADDITIONAL NOTES. — FOOTNOTES:
  6. 6.FRAGMENTS OF TAURUS, A PLATONIC PHILOSOPHER, ON THE ETERNITY OF THE WORLD. EXTRACTED FROM PHILOPONUS AGAINST PROCLUS. — FOOTNOTES:
  7. 7.MUNDI THEMA, OR THE GENITURE OF THE WORLD. TRANSLATED FROM THE THIRD BOOK OF THE MATHESIS OF JULIUS FIRMICUS MATERNUS. — FOOTNOTES: — ADDITIONAL NOTES. — FOOTNOTES:
  8. 8.SELECT THEOREMS IN PROOF OF THE PERPETUITY OF TIME, AND OF THAT WHICH IS NATURALLY MOVED WITH A CIRCULAR MOTION. EXTRACTED FROM THE SECOND BOOK OF PROCLUS ON MOTION. — HYPOTHESES. — DEFINITIONS. — THEOREM 1. — THEOREM 2. — THEOREM 3. — THEOREM 4. — THEOREM 5. — THEOREM 6. — THEOREM 7. — THEOREM 8. — THEOREM 9. — THEOREM 10. — THEOREM 11. — THEOREM 12. — THEOREM 13. — FOOTNOTES:

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