Stephen of Pisa and Antioch: Liber Mamonis An Introduction to Ptolemaic Cosmology and Astronomy from the Early Crusader States
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’Agglomérat...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2019, 2019
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2019 |
| Series: | Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | XI, 439 p. 37 illus online resource |
| ISBN: | 9783030192341 |