Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscripts

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Dolan, Marion (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: Historical & Cultural Astronomy,
• Θέματα: Physics.; History.; Literature, Medieval.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; History of Science.; Medieval Literature.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.

This carefully researched monograph is a historical investigation of the illustrated Aratea astronomical manuscript and its many interpretations over the centuries. Aratus' 270 B.C.E. Greek poem describing the constellations and astrological phenomena was translated and copied over 800 years in...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1: Background and Objectives
• Chapter 2: Possible Classical Models for Aratea Illustrations
• Chapter 3: Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscript
• Chapter 4: The Transmission of Astronomy and Astrology in the Medieval Islamic World
• Chapter 5: Introduction of Arabic Astronomy and Illustrative Traditions to the Latin West
• Chapter 6: Astronomical Symbolism in the Carolingian Period
• Chapter 7: Ninth-Century Aratea Manuscripts
• Chapter 8: Analysis and Conclusions
• Appendices
• Bibliography
• Index.