Theories of weight in the ancient world : : four essays on Democritus, Plato, and Aristotle : a study in the development of ideas. Volume 1, Democritus, weight and size, an exercise in the reconstruction of early Greek philosophy / / D. O'Brien.

• Superior document: Philosophia antiqua ; v. 37
• Author: O'Brien, Denis, 1936-
• Place / Publishing House: Paris : : Les Belles Lettres ;, Leiden : : Brill,, 1981.
• Year of Publication: 1981
• Language: English
• Series: Theories of weight in the ancient world ; v. 1; Philosophia antiqua ; v. 37; Philosophia Antiqua 37.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 419 p. )
• Notes: Includes index.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Aristotle’s General Criticism of the Atomic Theory /; Aristotle ‘De Generatione et Corruptione’ /; Aristotle ‘De Caelo’ /; Theophrastus /; Simplicius /; Simplicius and the Current Compromise /; Diogenes Laertius and Alexander /; Aetius and Cicero /; The Nature and Distribution of the Evidence: Primary Evidence /; The Nature and Distribution of the Evidence: Secondary Evidence /; Indirect Evidence /; The Weight of Atoms /; Perspective /; Bibliography /; Index Locorum /; Résumé en Français /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-401) and index.
• ISBN: 900432058X; 058532252X
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: D. O'Brien.