Praeparatio Evangelica (The Preparation of the Gospel)

Eusebius of Caesarea · c. 313-320 AD

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Section 41

CHAPTER XLII — OF THE HEAVEN; WHAT IS ITS SUBSTANCE.

'ANAXIMENES: it is the circumference of the outer zone.

'Empedocles: the heaven is solid, formed from air compressed by fire into a crystallized form, and encompassing the whole elements of fire and air in each of the hemispheres.

Praeparatio Evangelica (The Preparation of the Gospel): CHAPTER XLII — OF THE HEAVEN; WHAT IS ITS SUBSTANCE. · Theoria