Stephen of Pisa and Antioch: Liber Mamonis - Dirk Grupe

Stephen of Pisa and Antioch: Liber Mamonis

An Introduction to Ptolemaic Cosmology and Astronomy from the Early Crusader States

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Buch | Hardcover
XI, 439 Seiten
2019 | 1st ed. 2019
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-19233-4 (ISBN)
139,09 inkl. MwSt
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. 

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.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Zusatzinfo XI, 439 p. 37 illus.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Gewicht 1063 g
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Allgemeines / Lexika
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Geschichte der Mathematik
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Astronomie / Astrophysik
Schlagworte Almagest • Arabic cosmography • Ibn al-Haytham • Macrobius • Regule Canonis
ISBN-10 3-030-19233-4 / 3030192334
ISBN-13 978-3-030-19233-4 / 9783030192334
Zustand Neuware
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