Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscripts

• Main Author: Dolan, Marion (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Historical & Cultural Astronomy,
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.