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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
| 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 |
| ISSN: | 2196-8810 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-030-19234-1 |
