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Planetary Diagrams for Roman Astronomy in Medieval Europe, CA 800-1500

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Early medieval astronomy, esp. in the era of Charlemagne & his successors, consisted of texts that went far beyond the boundaries of computus, which modern scholars have long believed to be the...
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  • 01 January 2004
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Early medieval astronomy, esp. in the era of Charlemagne & his successors, consisted of texts that went far beyond the boundaries of computus, which modern scholars have long believed to be the only significant context for astronomical studies of that time. The texts contained innovative diagrams where no other sign of divergence from the text could be seen. Such diagrams were found to provide an indication of understandings of the texts -- which were different from those of modern scholars. Contents: Astronomy & Its Teaching in Carolingian Europe; Functions & Locations of Planetary Diagrams; Sources & Topics of Planetary Diagrams; Plinian Diagrams; Macrobian Diagrams; Calcidian Diagrams; & Capellan Diagrams. Illus. This is a print on demand publication.
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Price: $45.00
Pages: 158
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Imprint: The American Philosophical Society Press
Series: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Publication Date: 01 January 2004
Trim Size: 10.00 X 7.00 in
ISBN: 9780871699435
Format: Hardcover
BISACs: SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy
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"As the product of an extended dialogue between two experts in the history of science, Planetary Diagrams should be warmly welcomed not just by researchers interested in the history of astronomy, but by anyone concerned with visual representations in medieval texts."