Orr, M. A. (Mary Acworth) · London and Edinburgh, Gall and Inglis · leaf 91
ttened hemisphere,^ only divided into these layers,and instead of ending at the horizon it continued alittle below, to allow of the passage of the heavenlybodies between setting and rising. Perhaps it was forthis reason that he gave the earth a greater thicknessthan the disc of Thales, comparing it… … ^^^^^^round CotTses of the HeaveuLy BodiesFig. 12. The Universe according to Anaximander. (though not the relative sizes) of Earth and theheavenly bodies. Somewhat timidly the barriers have been thrustback. The earth goes a little deeper into the darkunknown, the sky is wider and higher, the…
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 · Astronomy, Ancient · Astronomy, Medieval · Early maps
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