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Single Idea 403

[from 'On the Heavens' by Aristotle, in 27. Natural Reality / E. Cosmology / 1. Cosmology ]

Full Idea

Clearly the earth is round and not of great size, because when we move north or south we find that very different stars are visible.

Gist of Idea

The earth must be round and of limited size, because moving north or south makes different stars visible

Source

Aristotle (On the Heavens [c.336 BCE], 297b30)

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'On the Heavens I and II', ed/tr. Leggatt,Stuart [Aris and Phillips 1995], p.167