Indeed, physical astronomical “facts” seem generally irrelevant to him, being obscured by their spiritual meaning. Similarly, when Ficino situates the Sun in the centre of the universe, as its warming heart, ruling king and animating soul, he does so in the context of a metaphysical, rather than cosmological, heliocentrism. There are lots of different meteorological optical. Generally seen in cold, arctic regions, light pillars are an optical phenomenon where columns of light can be seen emanating from below or above a light source. However, details on the origin of such phenomena like rainbows, halos, glories, lightning and northern lights. However, when discussing astronomical and optical phenomena, he sees them primarily not as physical realities but as starting points for his allegorical hermeneutics and analogical interpretations. Optical phenomena occur when light interacts with clouds, water or dust. As a physician, he was naturally concerned with the human corporeality and with the relation of human body to the physical world, both terrestrial and astral. All optical phenomena are produced when air molecules, aerosol particles, or hydrometeors either scatter or absorb light as it passes through the atmosphere. Definition: Halo phenomena: A group of optical phenomena in the form of rings, arcs, pillars or bright spots, produced by the refraction or reflection of. As a matter of fact, the metaphysics of light is so fundamental for him that it appears, treated more or less systematically, almost in all of his works. Then some observations are made about physiological optics, relating to contrast and to the perception of flicker and colors. As a Platonist, Marsilio Ficino was deeply interested in light and its qualities.
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