Graeco-Arabic Astronomy for Twelfth-Century Latin Readers
Download or Read eBook Graeco-Arabic Astronomy for Twelfth-Century Latin Readers PDF written by C. Philipp E. Nothaft and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-11-21 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : C. Philipp E. Nothaft |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 369 |
| Release | : 2022-11-21 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789004526921 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9004526927 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Graeco-Arabic Astronomy for Twelfth-Century Latin Readers by : C. Philipp E. Nothaft
Book excerpt: This volume makes available two hitherto unpublished Latin texts on astronomical tables, written by Abraham Ibn Ezra and Robert of Chester, which together shed new light on the mid-twelfth-century assimilation of Graeco-Arabic mathematical astronomy in Christian Europe.
