Stephen of Pisa and Antioch: Liber Mamonis

Name: Stephen of Pisa and Antioch: Liber Mamonis
Author: Dirk Grupe

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

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Paperback, blz. | Engels

Springer International Publishing | e druk, 2020

ISBN13: 9783030192365

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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 and collection of photographs of plates are also included.

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ISBN13:9783030192365

Taal:Engels

Bindwijze:paperback

Uitgever:Springer International Publishing

Serie:Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences

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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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