Stephen of Pisa and Antioch: Liber Mamonis : An Introduction to Ptolemaic Cosmology and Astronomy from the Early Crusader States / / by Dirk Grupe

• Autore: Grupe Dirk
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2019.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (444 pages)
• Disciplina: 520.9174927; 520.9
• Soggetto topico: Mathematics; History; Astronomy; Astrophysics; History of Mathematical Sciences; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. .
• Titolo autorizzato: Stephen of Pisa and Antioch: Liber Mamonis
• ISBN: 3-030-19234-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910349317603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, . 2196-8810