This volume gathers contributions on a crucial problem of Aristotelian natural philosophy, which puzzled many scholars in the Middle Ages and beyond: why and how is it possible for dry land to exist, if water, being lighter than earth, should surround it entirely in the shape of a sphere? Answers to this physical and cosmological issue were given in a wide variety of different texts, penned by professional intellectuals as well as laymen, by philosophers and theologians, by bellettrists and scientists alike.
Chisena, A.G. (2026). «Questa terra è fissa e non si gira, e [...] col mare è centro del cielo». Acqua e terra nel Convivio e nella produzione filosofica ed enciclopedica fra Duecento e Trecento. Firenze : Sismel.
«Questa terra è fissa e non si gira, e [...] col mare è centro del cielo». Acqua e terra nel Convivio e nella produzione filosofica ed enciclopedica fra Duecento e Trecento
chisena anna gabriella
2026
Abstract
This volume gathers contributions on a crucial problem of Aristotelian natural philosophy, which puzzled many scholars in the Middle Ages and beyond: why and how is it possible for dry land to exist, if water, being lighter than earth, should surround it entirely in the shape of a sphere? Answers to this physical and cosmological issue were given in a wide variety of different texts, penned by professional intellectuals as well as laymen, by philosophers and theologians, by bellettrists and scientists alike.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
