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Trivia--Week of 14 January

Who devised the "floating man" thought experiment, and where was he at the time?

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Answer: Avicenna, while imprisoned in the castle of Fardajan near Hamadhan.

Posted by Ctr for Medieval Studies on January 14, 2009 1:39 PM |

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