Waters Above the Firmament

Dino Boccaletti (born in 1936) has been a researcher in various fields of theoretical physics (elementary particles, general relativity, relativistic astrophysics, celestial mechanics). He was Professor of Celestial Mechanics in the Department of Mathematics at Sapienza University of Rome until October 31, 2008. Since his retirement he has published papers and books on the history of science.

• Introduction.- 1 The waters above the firmament in the early centuries of the Christian era.- 2 The waters above the firmament in the culture of the Middle Ages.- 3 The waters above the firmament in the Commentaries on Genesis in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.- 4 The firmament and the water above – 14 centuries of Genesis’ exegesis.- Name index.