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History: A medieval multiverse

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Ideas in a thirteenth-century treatise on the nature of matter still resonate today, say Tom C. B. McLeish and colleagues.

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  1. Tom C. B. McLeish is in the Department of Physics, Durham University, UK. His book Faith and Wisdom in Science is published in May.,

    Tom C. B. McLeish

  2. Richard G. Bower and Brian K. Tanner are in the Department of Physics, Durham University, UK.,

    Richard G. Bower & Brian K. Tanner

  3. Hannah E. Smithson is in the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, UK.,

    Hannah E. Smithson

  4. Cecilia Panti is in the Department of Corporate Governance Philosophy, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy.,

    Cecilia Panti

  5. Neil Lewis is in the Department of Philosophy, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA.,

    Neil Lewis

  6. Giles E. M. Gasper is in the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies and in the Department of History, Durham University, UK.,

    Giles E. M. Gasper

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