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Greek Stoic philosopher (c.135 – c.51 BC)
Posidonius was a Greek politician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, historian, mathematician, and teacher native to Apamea, Syria. He was considered the most learned man of his time and, possibly, of the entire Stoic school. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: PosidoniusA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Recent Tectonic Activity in and Around the Posidonius Crater, MoonInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Forschungen zu Poseidonios.The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Philosophy and Science in PosidoniusCited 24 times
- Go sideways: PanaetiusA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Earth's circumferenceA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Philosophy and Science in Posidonius
The Philosophical System of Posidonius
Geographical Latitudes in Eratosthenes, Hipparchus and Posidonius
Posidonius and theTimaeus: off to Rhodes and back to Plato?
THEARISTOTELIAN CORPUSAND THE RHODIAN TRADITION: NEW LIGHT FROM POSIDONIUS ON THE TRANSMISSION OF ARISTOTLE'S WORKS
An Investigation on the Morphological and Mineralogical Characteristics of Posidonius Floor Fractured Lunar Impact Crater Using Lunar Remote Sensing Data
The Elder Pliny, Posidonius and Surfaces
Posidonius' Conception of the Extra-Cosmic Void
🆕 Influential since 2022
Recent Tectonic Activity in and Around the Posidonius Crater, Moon
POSIDONIUS ON VIRTUE AND THE GOOD
Posidonius’ Two Systems: Animals and Emotions in Middle Stoicism
Sympathie universelle et souffle cosmique : le monde des stoïciens, de Posidonius à Chrysippe
Implementation of Machine Learning Algorithms for Mapping the Geological Units in the Vicinity of Posidonius Crater and the Eastern Rim of Mare Serenitatis
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Forschungen zu Poseidonios.Gunnar Rudberg · 1918
- 📕Untersuchung der naturwissenschaftlichen Fragmente des stoischen Philosophen Poseidonios und ihrer Bedeutung für seine NaturphilosophieChrista-Vera Grewe · 2008
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