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Timeline

All the literature in order of (original) publication, with events for context.

4th century BCE

  1. 4th c. BCE

    Aristotle, Physics

    Week 1, Friday 18 September

    Aristotle Source text

12th century

  1. c. 1120s

    Hugh of St. Victor, The Didascalicon: A Medieval Guide to the Arts

    Week 2, Wednesday 23 September

    Medieval universities Source text

13th century

  1. 13th c.

    Thomas Aquinas, Selections: on Aristotle’s Physics, Boethius’ De trinitate, and the Summa Theologiae

    Week 2, Wednesday 23 September

    Aristotle Medieval universities Source text

17th century

  1. 1632

    Galileo Galilei, Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems

    Week 2, Friday 25 September

    Aristotle Galileo Source text