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Report to Anaximander

A Dialogue on the Origin of the Cosmos in the Cradle of Western Civilization

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Modern Theoretical and Observational Cosmology

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 276))

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Pentelic mountain, solid rock in the city of the goddess Athena, patron of wisdom. In search of the foundations of our world there is hardly a more symbolic site. It welcomed us for a two-day expedition to the outer reaches and first instances of our cosmos, a “symposion” on the origin, evolution and future of the world.

“The Apeiron, from which the elements [are formed], is something that is different” Anaximander of Miletus (610–546 B.C.)

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van de Weygaert, R. (2002). Report to Anaximander. In: Plionis, M., Cotsakis, S. (eds) Modern Theoretical and Observational Cosmology. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 276. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0622-4_19

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