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UNINA9910809707303321 |
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Oresme Nicole <ca. 1320-1382.> |
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Nicole Oresme's De visione stellarum (On seeing the stars) [[electronic resource] ] : a critical edition of Oresme's treatise on optics and atmospheric refraction / / with an introduction, commentary, and English translation by Dan Burton |
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Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-40051-3 |
9786611400514 |
90-474-1089-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (333 p.) |
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Collana |
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Medieval and early modern science, , 1567-8393 ; ; v. 7 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Optics |
Refraction, Astronomical |
Science, Medieval |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Indiana University, 2000. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-282) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preliminary Material / D. Burton -- Chapter I. Introduction / D. Burton -- Chapter II. Nicole Oresme’S Life And Works / D. Burton -- Chapter III. The Writing Of De Visione Stellarum: Author, Date, Titles, And Influence / D. Burton -- Chapter IV. Overview And Commentary Onoresme’S De Visione Stellarum / D. Burton -- Chapter V. Manuscripts / D. Burton -- Chapter VI. Editorial Procedures / D. Burton -- Chapter VII. Citation List Of Authors Quoted Or Alluded To In Oresme’S De Visione Stellarum / D. Burton -- Part II. Nicole Oresme’S De Visione Stellarum Latin Critical Edition With English Translation / D. Burton -- Part III. Bibliography And Indices / D. Burton. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this critical edition and translation of Nicole Oresme’s On Seeing the Stars , the renowned 14th-century natural philosopher proposes that the stars are not where they seem. And perhaps nothing is where it seems. In this earliest treatise on atmospheric refraction, Oresme uses optics and infinitesimals to help solve this vexing problem of astronomy. He is the first to propose that light travels along a curve through the atmosphere – two centuries before Hooke and Newton, |
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