1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910963540803321

Autore

Chabas Jose <1948->

Titolo

The astronomical tables of Giovanni Bianchini / / by Jose Chabas and Bernard R. Goldstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2009

ISBN

1-282-40138-6

9786612401381

90-474-2959-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Collana

History of science and medicine library, , 1872-0684 ; ; v. 12

Medieval and early modern science ; ; v. 10

Altri autori (Persone)

GoldsteinBernard R

Disciplina

528

Soggetti

Ephemerides - Europe - History - 15th century

Astronomy, Medieval

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-137) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / J. Chabás and B.R. Goldstein -- Introduction / J. Chabás and B.R. Goldstein -- Chapter One. Giovanni Bianchini: Life And Work / J. Chabás and B.R. Goldstein -- Chapter Two. Analysis Of The Tables / J. Chabás and B.R. Goldstein -- Notation / J. Chabás and B.R. Goldstein -- References / J. Chabás and B.R. Goldstein -- Index / J. Chabás and B.R. Goldstein.

Sommario/riassunto

The Alfonsine Tables became the main computing tool for astronomers for about 250 years, from their compilation in Toledo circa 1272 to the edition in 1551 of new tables based on Copernicus’s astronomical models. It consisted of a set of astronomical tables which, over time, was presented in many different formats. Giovanni Bianchini (d. after 1469), an astronomer active in Ferrara, Italy, was among the few scholars of that extended period to compile a coherent and insightful set based on the Alfonsine Tables. His tables, described and analyzed here for the first time, played a remarkable role in the transmission of the Alfonsine Tables and in their transition from manuscript to printing Medieval and Early Modern Science , 10



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910966927203321

Autore

Heathcote Gina

Titolo

The law on the use of force : a feminist analysis / / Gina Heathcote

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England], : Routledge, 2012

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-62800-2

1-283-44254-X

9786613442543

0-203-80261-6

1-136-62801-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in international law

Classificazione

LAW000000LAW051000POL011000

Disciplina

341.6

Soggetti

War (International law)

Intervention (International law)

Feminist jurisprudence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-214) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Feminist legal approaches and international law on the use of force -- Collective security -- Justifying force : self-defence -- Justifying force : self-determination -- Justifying force : humanitarian intervention -- Justifying force in the era of global terrorism.

Sommario/riassunto

"The book presents the international laws on the use of force whilst demonstrating the unique insight a feminist analysis offers this central area of international law. The book highlights key conceptual barriers to the enhanced application of the law of the use of force, and develops international feminist method through rigorous engagement with the key writers in the fieldThe book looks at the key aspects of the UN Charter relevant to the use of force Article 2(4), Article 51 and Chapter VII powers as well as engaging with contemporary debates on the possibility of justified force to meet self-determination or humanitarian goals. The text also discusses the arguments in favour of the use of pre-emptive force and reflects on the role feminist legal theories can play in exposing the inconsistencies of contemporary arguments for



justified force under the banner of the war on terror. Throughout the text state practice and institutional documentation are analysed, alongside key instances of the use of force. The book makes a genuine, urgently needed contribution to a central area of international law, demonstrating the capacity of feminist legal theories to enlarge our understanding of key international legal dilemmas"--