Thales and the stars

Presocratic Philosophy: Essays in Honour of Alexander Mourelatos

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 3-18

  White, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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