Stephen of Pisa and Antioch: Liber Mamonis : An Introduction to Ptolemaic Cosmology and Astronomy from the Early Crusader States Paperback / softback
by Dirk Grupe
Part of the Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences series
Paperback / softback
Description
This volume aims to make Stephen of Pisa and Antioch’s work on the celestial sciences accessible to a wider readership, providing not just the text but a translation and introduction as well.
The edition is based on the only known manuscript of the Liber Mamonis, MS Cambrai, Médiathèque d’Agglomération, A 930.
It is split into two parts: the first provides an extensive introduction to Stephen and his work, while the second features the edition and translation.
A comprehensive glossary and collection of photographs of plates are also included.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:439 pages, 37 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 439 p. 37 illus.
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:06/11/2020
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- ISBN:9783030192365
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:439 pages, 37 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 439 p. 37 illus.
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:06/11/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9783030192365
