  One can easily see numerous sources in the history of science which may have influenced Patrizi's conception of the universe.  The infinity of space and the existence of a vacuum were maintained by the ancient atomists, and, as noted, the centrality of light as an intermediary level between the corporeal and incorporeal has solid roots in the Platonic tradition. In some ways Patrizi's cosmology may well reveal the influence of similar attacks on the Aristotelian position put forward by his contemporary and correspondent, Bernardino Telesio of Cosenza. But it is equally clear that his system represents his own unique blend of metaphysics and physics. He does not embrace a Brunonian schema which couples the notion of an infinite universe with that of an infinite number of world-systems spread throughout it.  Patrizi's universe is still geocentric, though it places the Earth at the center of an infinite expanse of light-filled space beyond the material realm.  And although it rejects the Sun-centered universe, it does accept the Earth's diurnal rotation. An innovative production, it could hardly help but influence later theories (Filippona La Bruna 1965; Grant 1981; Petković 2002).