Stephen of Pisa and Antioch: Liber Mamonis An Introduction to Ptolemaic Cosmology and Astronomy from the Early Crusader States
Başlık:
Stephen of Pisa and Antioch: Liber Mamonis An Introduction to Ptolemaic Cosmology and Astronomy from the Early Crusader States
Yazar:
Grupe, Dirk. author.
ISBN:
9783030192341
Yazar:
Edisyon:
1st ed. 2019.
Fiziksel Niteleme:
XI, 439 p. 37 illus. online resource.
Seri:
Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
İçindekiler:
Preface -- I. Introduction -- 1. Studies in Arabic Astronomy in the Early Crusader States -- 2. The Liber Mamonis, its author and his Main Source -- 3. Stephen's Version of On the Configuration -- 4. The Content and Purpose of Stephen's Commentary -- 5. Stephen's Astronomical Sources and his Los Regule Canonis -- II. Edition & Translation -- Book I -- Book II -- Book III -- Book IV -- A. Glossary -- B. Plates.
Özet:
This volume aims to make Stephen of Pisa and Antioch’s work on the celestial sciences accessible to a wider readership, providing not just the text but a translation and introduction as well. The edition is based on the only known manuscript of the Liber Mamonis, MS Cambrai, Médiathèque d’Agglomération, A 930. It is split into two parts: the first provides an extensive introduction to Stephen and his work, while the second features the edition and translation. A comprehensive glossary and collection of photographs of plates are also included. .
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Elektronik Erişim:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19234-1