In: Early Medieval and Modern Science, 2019, vol. 24, no. 4, p. 367-390
This paper explores the medieval debates raised by problems with the Aristotelian theory of the pro-duction and transmission of solar heat presented in De Caelo II, 7 and Meteorologica I, 3. In these passages, Aristotle states that celestial heat is generated by the friction set up in the air by the motion of celestial bodies. This statement is difficult to reconcile with the Aristotelian...
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In: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 2014, vol. 10, no. S306, p. 206-209
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In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2011, vol. 413, no. 3, p. 1505-1514
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