Planetary Diagrams for Roman Astronomy in Medieval Europe, CA 800-1500 by Bruce Eastwood
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.
Bruce S. Eastwood, Ph.D. (1964) in History, University of Wisconsin, is Professor of History at the University of Kentucky. He has published, with Gerd Grasshoff, Planetary Diagrams for Roman Astronomy in Medieval Europe (American Philosophical Society, 2004).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780871699435 |
| ISBN 10 | 0871699435 |
| Title | Planetary Diagrams for Roman Astronomy in Medieval Europe, CA 800-1500 |
| Author | Bruce Eastwood |
| Series | Transactions Of The American Philosophical Society |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | American Philosophical Society Press |
| Year published | 2004-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 158 |
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