Cours d'études historiques vs De caelo: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Astronomy, Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy
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De caelo
“THE science which has to do with nature clearly concerns itself for the most part with bodies and magnitudes and their properties and movements, but also with the principles of this sort of substance, as many as they may be.”
Page one of Aristotle's ''On the Heavens'', from an edition published in 1837
The verdict
- De caelo is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Cours d'études historiques.
Scores by source
| Cours d'études historiques | De caelo | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (392) |
Reception
| Cours d'études historiques | De caelo | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 392 |
| Editions | 22 | 25 |
| Want to read | — | 1125 |
| Reading it now | — | 34 |
| Written reviews | — | 36 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1271 |
| Pages | 309 | 147 |