Astronomy in the Iberian Peninsula: Abraham Zacut and the Transition from Manuscript to Print Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 90. P (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780871699022)

Abraham Zacut (1452-1515) of Salamanca was an outstanding intellectual figure in the Spanish Jewish community on the eve of the expulsion in 1492. His scientific work began in the 1470s, & continued in exile, in Portugal, N. Africa, & ultimately in Jerusalem. This monograph focuses on some of his important contributions to astronomy, namely, those that appear in the book published in Leiria, Portugal, in 1496, generally known as the "Almanach Perpetuum"; this publication is to be distinguished from "ha-Hibbur ha-gadol" ("The Great Composition") that Zacut composed in Hebrew in 1478. Indeed, one of the findings in the course of research for this vol. is that these are distinct works. Bibliography. Charts & tables.

Author: Bernard R. Goldstein,Jose Chabas
ISBN-10: 0871699028
ISBN-13: 9780871699022
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2000
Pages: 196
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 06/01/2001 pg. 48