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Nicole Oresme
Biography
Nicholas Oresme, whose name is given in French as Nicole Oresme, was of Norman origin. Nothing is known of his early life, and the first that is known is that he studied for an Arts Degree in Paris in the early s where he was taught by Jean Buridan at the University of Paris.
Buridan was a philosopher and logician who made contributions to probability, optics and mechanics. He added to Aristotle's theory of motion by understanding that motion was retarded by resistance from the air.
Although his views were in many respects close to those of Ockham, he disagreed with some of Ockham's views and attacked them in About 35 years later the followers of Ockham would retaliate by placing Buridan's works on the Index of Forbidden Books.
Buridan had a major influence in interesting Oresme in natural philosophy and in encouraging him to question the ideas of Aristotle.
Oresme's name appears on the list of scholarship holders in theology at the College of N