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August 17, 2025

The Paths of the Celestial Bodies According to Anaximenes

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DCDirk L. Couprie

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Overview

Interpretations of Anaximenes' views on celestial movement revealed a spherical universe, challenging Presocratic ideas.

Key Points

  • Anaximenes proposed that celestial bodies move laterally around the Earth, not underneath it.
  • Bicknell's interpretation incorrectly assumes a dip of the Earth, which lacks support from Presocratic theories.
  • The article discusses interpretations by McKirahan and Bicknell, highlighting their shortcomings.
  • Methodological insights lead to the conclusion that Anaximenes described a spherical universe, not hemispherical.

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Dirk L. Couprie (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68a370e80a429f79733331echttps://doi.org/10.36950/fdxh4783
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