Planetary Diagrams for Roman Astronomy in Medieval Europe, CA 800-1500: Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 94, Part 3) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780871699435)

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.

Author: Bruce Eastwood,Gerd Grasshoff
ISBN-10: 0871699435
ISBN-13: 9780871699435
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2004
Pages: 158
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.44d