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UNINA9910349317603321 |
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Autore |
Grupe Dirk |
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Titolo |
Stephen of Pisa and Antioch: Liber Mamonis : An Introduction to Ptolemaic Cosmology and Astronomy from the Early Crusader States / / by Dirk Grupe |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2019.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (444 pages) |
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Collana |
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Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, , 2196-8810 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mathematics |
History |
Astronomy |
Astrophysics |
History of Mathematical Sciences |
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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