Galen on the astronomers and astrologers (Q1057840)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3898821
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3898821 |
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Galen on the astronomers and astrologers (English)
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1985
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Galen's Commentary on Hippocrates' Airs, Waters and Places is lost in Greek, but has been found in Arabic. The full text of Chapter 2 of Book III is here given with translation and a brief commentary. Its importance lies in the fact that it shows Galen's attitude towards astronomy and astrology, with reference to several astronomers whose works Galen considered paramount.
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