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The meteorology of Posidonius
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Title
The meteorology of Posidonius / J.J. Hall.
ISBN
0429399936
0429681011
042968102X
0429681038
9780429399930
9780429681011
9780429681028
9780429681035
9780367023720
9781032530307
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
Copyright Notice Date
©2024
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 236 pages) : illustrations.
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 09, 2023).
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Summary
"This volume describes the meteorology of the Stoic philosopher Posidonius from the existing fragments, and discusses his relation to earlier thinkers on this subject, as well as the methods he used to obtain information about and to find explanations of meteorological phenomena. The book examines ancient meteorology, an aspect of ancient thought largely neglected by scholars. Hall produces a detailed account of how Posidonius and other ancient thinkers approached and attempted to explain meteorological phenomena - phenomena familiar to everyone, which could not be ignored in attempts to understand the natural world, but were difficult to explain satisfactorily and convincingly despite the efforts of important ancient thinkers. The volume explores particular classes of phenomena, including climatic events and geological processes, providing a comprehensive overview of Posidonius' ideas on these topics. Concluding chapters allow for an assessment of Posidonius' particular contribution to the field and his influence on later writers working on this subject. The Meteorology of Posidonius provides an important resource for students and scholars working on ancient philosophy and ancient science, particularly ancient meteorology"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Hall, J. J. Meteorology of Posidonius Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Series
Issues in ancient philosophy
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The definition of 'meteorology' used in this book
The biography and later reputation of Posidonius
Sources for the study of Posidonius' meteorology
The history of Greek meteorology before Posidonius
Earlier authors on meteorology used by Posidonius
The region in which meteorological phenomena occur
Climatic zones
Thunder and lightning
Lights in the sky: comets, the Milky Way and other phenomena
Exhalations
Winds
Earthquakes and volcanoes
The sea and its tides
Rain, snow, hail and cloud
Rivers : the Nile floods
Rainbows, haloes and mock-suns
Weather prediction and divination
Meteorology and providence
Epicurean meteorology compared with that of the Stoics
The place of meteorology among the different branches of knowledge
Sources and methods in Posidonius' meteorology
Assessment of the meteorology of Posidonius and his successors.
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