Ptolemy S Science Of The Stars In The Middle Ages
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Ptolemy S Science Of The Stars In The Middle Ages
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Author : David Juste
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Ptolemy S Science Of The Stars In The Middle Ages written by David Juste and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
Ptolemy S Science Of The Stars In The Middle Ages
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Author : Charles Burnett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-09-30
Ptolemy S Science Of The Stars In The Middle Ages written by Charles Burnett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-30 with Electronic books categories.
Claudius Ptolemy (c. 100-170 AD) is one of the most influential scholars of all time. While he is also the author of treatises on geography, optics and harmonics, his fame primarily stems from two works on the science of the stars, dealing with mathematical astronomy (the Almagest) and astrology (the Tetrabiblos). The Almagest and the Tetrabiblos remained the fundamental texts on the science of the stars for some 1500 years. Both were translated several times into Arabic and Latin and were heavily commented upon, glossed, discussed, and also criticised and improved upon, in the Islamic world and in Christian Europe. Yet, the reception of Ptolemy in medieval cultures is still to a large extent a terra incognita of the history of science. The Arabic and Latin versions of the Almagest and the Tetrabiblos are for the most part unavailable in modern editions, their manuscripts remain largely unexplored and, generally speaking, their history has never been systematically investigated. This volume gathers together fifteen contributions dealing with various aspects of the reception of Ptolemy's astronomy and astrology in the Islamic world and in Christian Europe up to the seventeenth century. Contributions are by Jose Bellver, Jean-Patrice Boudet, Josep Casulleras, Bojidar Dimitrov, Dirk Grupe, Paul Hullmeine, Alexander Jones, Richard L. Kremer, Y. Tzvi Langermann, H. Darrel Rutkin, Michael H. Shank, Nathan Sidoli, Carlos Steel, Johannes Thomann and Henry Zepeda.
The History Of Ptolemy S Star Catalogue
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Author : Gerd Graßhoff
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-03-07
The History Of Ptolemy S Star Catalogue written by Gerd Graßhoff and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-07 with Science categories.
Ptolemy's Almagest shares with Euclid's Elements the glory of being the scientific text longest in use. From its conception in the second century up to the late Renaissance, this work determined astronomy as a science. During this time the Almagest was not only a work on astronomy; the subject was defined as what is described in the Almagest. The cautious emancipation of the late middle ages and the revolutionary creation of the new science in the 16th century are not conceivable without reference to the Almagest. This text lifted European astronomy to the high standard of knowledge on which the new science flourished. Before, the Ptolemaic models of the orbits of the sun, the moon, and the planets had been refined by Arabic astronomers. They provided the structural elements with which Copernicus and Kepler ushered in the era of modern astronomy. The Almagest survived the destruction of its epicyclic representation of the planetary orbits in the conceptual traces left behind in the theories of its successors. The clear separation of the sidereal from the tropical year, the celestial coordinate systems, the concepts of time, the forms of the constellations, and brightness classifications of celestial objects are, among many other things, still part of the astronomical canon even today.
Astronomies And Cultures In Early Medieval Europe
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Author : Stephen C. McCluskey
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2000-11-20
Astronomies And Cultures In Early Medieval Europe written by Stephen C. McCluskey and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-11-20 with History categories.
This book provides an overview of the astronomical practices that continued through the so-called "Dark Ages." Like the astronomies of traditional societies, early medieval astronomies established a religious framework of sacred time and ritual calender; here Christian feasts tied to a pre-Christian ritual solar calender, the date of Easter tied to the Hebrew lunar calender; and the timing of monastic prayers in terms of the course of the stars. Coupled with the remnants of ancient geometrical astronomy, these provided the framework for the rebirth of astronomy with the rise of the medieval universities.
The History Of Ptolemy S Star Catalogue
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Author : Gerd Grasshoff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990-01-01
The History Of Ptolemy S Star Catalogue written by Gerd Grasshoff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-01-01 with Stars categories.
The Light Ages
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Author : Seb Falk
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2020-09-24
The Light Ages written by Seb Falk and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-24 with History categories.
Chosen as a Book of the Year by The Times, Daily Telegraph, TLS, BBC History Magazine and Tablet 'Compulsive, brilliantly clear and superbly well-written, it's a charismatic evocation of another world' Ian Mortimer, author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England The Middle Ages were a time of wonder. They gave us the first universities, the first eyeglasses and the first mechanical clocks as medieval thinkers sought to understand the world around them, from the passing of the seasons to the stars in the sky. In this book, we walk the path of medieval science with a real-life guide, a fourteenth-century monk named John of Westwyk - inventor, astrologer, crusader - who was educated in England's grandest monastery and exiled to a clifftop priory. Following the traces of his life, we learn to see the natural world through Brother John's eyes: navigating by the stars, multiplying Roman numerals, curing disease and telling the time with an astrolabe. We travel the length and breadth of England, from Saint Albans to Tynemouth, and venture far beyond the shores of Britain. On our way, we encounter a remarkable cast of characters: the clock-building English abbot with leprosy, the French craftsman-turned-spy and the Persian polymath who founded the world's most advanced observatory. An enthralling story of the struggles and successes of an ordinary man and an extraordinary time, The Light Ages conjures up a vivid picture of the medieval world as we have never seen it before.
Stars Mind Fate
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Author : J. D. North
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 1989-07-01
Stars Mind Fate written by J. D. North and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-07-01 with History categories.
Published over a period of 20 years the essays collected together in this volume all relate to the lasting human preoccupation with cosmological matters and modern responses to them. The eclecticism of the typical medieval scholar might now seem astonishing, regrettable, amusing, or derisory, according to one's view of how rigid intellectual barriers should be. In Stars, Fate & Mind North argues that we will seriously misunderstand ancient and medieval thought if we are not prepared to share a willingness to look across such frontiers as those dividing astrology from ecclesiastical history, biblical chronology from astronomy, and angelic hierarchies from the planetary spheres, theology from the theory of the continuum, celestial laws from terrestrial, or the work of the clockmaker from the work of God himself, namely the universe. Surveying the work of such controversial scholars as Alexander Thom and Immanuel Velikovsky this varied volume brings together current scholarship on cosmology, and as the title suggest considers the confluence of matters of the stars, fate and the mind. The collection is accompanied by further commentary from the author and new illustrations.
Medieval Careers In Medieval Times Volume 1
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Author : Sarah Peterson
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2013-06-01
Medieval Careers In Medieval Times Volume 1 written by Sarah Peterson and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-01 with History categories.
MEDIEVAL CAREERS IN MEDIEVAL TIMES Medieval Careers in Medieval Times, Volume 1 includes Seven Medieval "Career" lesson plans. Each plan includes short lectures or "discussions" about the career and related historical topics. Engaging activities and review games reinforce the lesson. Worksheets, teacher's keys, book and movie suggestions are also included. The following careers are covered in Volume 1: Pages and Squires; Kings, Queens and the Feudal System; Jesters; Knights and Heraldry; Cooks, Bakers and Brewers; Barbers and Apothecaries; Astrologers
The Schemata Of The Stars
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Author : Emmanuel A. Paschos
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 1998
The Schemata Of The Stars written by Emmanuel A. Paschos and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Science categories.
Most of the knowledge of ancient Greek science survived through Byzantine codices. A short Byzantine article, extant in three manuscripts, contains advanced astronomical ideas and pre-Copernican diagrams; it presents improvements on ancient and medieval astronomy. This important book includes the edited version and translation of the text and analyzes its content. It surveys the development of astronomical models from Ptolemy to Byzantium and compares them mathematically with several works of Arab astronomers, as well as with the heliocentric system of Copernicus and Newton.
Encyclopedia Of Renaissance Philosophy
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Author : Marco Sgarbi
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-10-27
Encyclopedia Of Renaissance Philosophy written by Marco Sgarbi and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-27 with Philosophy categories.
Gives accurate and reliable summaries of the current state of research. It includes entries on philosophers, problems, terms, historical periods, subjects and the cultural context of Renaissance Philosophy. Furthermore, it covers Latin, Arabic, Jewish, Byzantine and vernacular philosophy, and includes entries on the cross-fertilization of these philosophical traditions. A unique feature of this encyclopedia is that it does not aim to define what Renaissance philosophy is, rather simply to cover the philosophy of the period between 1300 and 1650.