sublunary sphere
In geocentric cosmologies, that region of the cosmos from the centre of the Earth to…In geocentric cosmologies, that region of the cosmos from the centre of the Earth to the moon, believed to comprise the four classical elements (earth, air, fire and water) and to be subject to generation and corruption.
» Aristotle believed that the sublunary sphere was made from four elements: earth, air, fire and water.
Aristoteles glaubte, dass die sublunare Sphäre aus den vier Elementen Erde, Feuer, Luft und Wasser bestehe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesIn geocentric cosmologies, that region of the cosmos from the centre of the Earth to the moon, believed to comprise the four classical elements (earth, air, fire and water) and to be subject to generation and corruption.
Examples
1 sentencesAristotle believed that the sublunary sphere was made from four elements: earth, air, fire and water.
deAristoteles glaubte, dass die sublunare Sphäre aus den vier Elementen Erde, Feuer, Luft und Wasser bestehe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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plural: sublunary spheres| Singular | sublunary sphere |
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