Cosmos 1: The History of Cosmology

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Sections

  1. Introduction
  2. Mythical Cosmology
  3. Ancient Greek Cosmology

  1. Introduction

    1. Liddle, Andrew, 2015, An Introduction to Modern Cosmology, 200 pages: Level: 4th year or intro grad. Lied online.
    2. References:
      1. H. Floris Cohen (1946--) How Modern Science Came into the World: Four Civilizations, One 17th-Century Breakthrough, 2011.
      2. David Furley (1922--2010), The Greek Cosmologists, 1987.
      3. Hesiod, Theogony, circa 700 BCE. See also Hesiod (fl. circa 700).
      4. Bertrand Russell (1872--1970), A History of Western Philosophy, 1945. Not a well received book, but sort of the great philosophy novel.
      5. Stephen Toulmin (1922--2009) & June Goodfield (1927--) The Discovery of Time, 1965.
      6. Wikipedia.
      7. And lots of others.

  2. Mythical Cosmology

    1. Theogony geneology: From Hesiod, Theogony, circa 700 BCE with a few fun addtions by yours truly.
    2. Norse cosmos as interpreted in the 19th century.

  3. Ancient Greek Cosmology

    1. Scientific method.
    2. Miletus of Ancient Greece
    3. Theater of Miletus
    4. Ancient Greece circa 550 BCE.

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