This book by Antonio Panaino discusses the development of the Iranian cosmographical world and its interaction with the Greek, Mesopotamian and Indic civilizations.
By undertaking such a study, the author places the Iranian intellectual tradition in perspective vis- -vis other ancient civilizations and demonstrates the depth and importance of the Mazdean tradition, which was able to absorb and systematize foreign knowledge.
Panaino shows the presence of both Aristotelian and .
Uci Jordan Center For Persian Studies A walk through the iranian heavens: for a history of an unpredictable dialogue between nonspherical and spherical models/antonio panaino
