Aspects Of The Astrolabe

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004387862
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Astrolabes in Medieval Cultures written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-01-28 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published as a special issue of the journal Medieval Encounters (vol. 23, 2017), this volume, edited by Josefina Rodríguez-Arribas, Charles Burnett, Silke Ackermann, and Ryan Szpiech, brings together fifteen studies on various aspects of the astrolabe in medieval cultures. The astrolabe, developed in antiquity and elaborated throughout the Middle Ages, was used for calculation, teaching, and observation, and also served astrological and medical purposes. It was the most popular and prestigious of the mathematical instruments, and was found equally among practitioners of various sciences and arts as among princes in royal courts. By considering sources and instruments from Muslim, Christian, and Jewish contexts, this volume provides state-of-the-art research on the history and use of the astrolabe throughout the Middle Ages. Contributors are Silke Ackermann, Emilia Calvo, John Davis, Laura Fernández Fernández, Miquel Forcada, Azucena Hernández, David A. King, Taro Mimura, Günther Oestmann, Josefina Rodríguez-Arribas, Sreeramula Rajeswara Sarma, Petra G. Schmidl, Giorgio Strano, Flora Vafea, and Johannes Thomann.

Author : James E.. Morrison
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780939320301
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Astrolabe written by James E.. Morrison and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Arianna Borrelli
Publisher : Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aspects of the Astrolabe written by Arianna Borrelli and published by Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH. This book was released on 2008 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The astrolabe - often quoted as "the earliest computer" - is a mechanical instrument capable of performing astronomical computations. This study offers a new interpretation of its role in the Latin culture of the High Middle Ages, highlighting its epistemological significance. For Latin scholars around the year 1000, the astrolabe became the earliest, non-verbal channel to access and assimilate mathematical knowledge from the Arabic culture, and could be seen as representing a divine 'architectonical rationality' which humans could share in the mathematical experience. The novel methodology of this work combines the results of historical and philological analyses of manuscripts and material sources with the most recent insights on different kinds of mathematical thinking. Focussing on drawings and text fragments, with a new, detailed analysis of ms. Paris BnF 7412 (11th c), the study reconstructs the Latin high medieval mathematical experience, its non-verbal modes of communication and its relationship with both practice and philosophy."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : George Trimble
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781987586428
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Theory, Design, Manufacture and Use of the Astrolabe written by George Trimble and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-21 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astrolabe:The Universe in the Palm of Your Hand!Astronomy through the eyes of the ancient observers:You will be astonished at the detail and subtle complexity that Hipparchus and Ptolemy can still teach us about the solar system. This knowledge is preserved for us in the book rightly known to the Arabs of antiquity as "The Greatest" (al-majisti), from which we get the modern title, "Almagest." Learn its secrets here!Use inexpensive, modern software to draw an astrolabe:Learn to use the geometric construction methods of Ptolemy. Once you've mastered the 2000 year-old principles behind the stereographic projection, and made a working astrolabe yourself, you will truly have a conceptual grasp of the workings of the universe. With your working astrolabe, and an understanding of its power and use, you will literally have the universe in the palm of your hand!Acid etch your astrolabe for posterity:This book teaches how to use your drawings to manufacture a working metal astrolabe, safely etched in an acid bath in your back yard. Wooden and paper astrolabes are discussed too.Learn to use your masterwork:Follow examples that guide you through the myriad of problems that may be solved with your astrolabe. Tell the time from the sun or the stars and impress your friends!

Author : Faith Wallis
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110467305
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Medieval Textual Cultures written by Faith Wallis and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2016-08-22 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding how medieval textual cultures engaged with the heritage of antiquity (transmission and translation) depends on recognizing that reception is a creative cultural act (transformation). These essays focus on the people, societies and institutions who were doing the transmitting, translating, and transforming -- the "agents". The subject matter ranges from medicine to astronomy, literature to magic, while the cultural context encompasses Islamic and Jewish societies, as well as Byzantium and the Latin West. What unites these studies is their attention to the methodological and conceptual challenges of thinking about agency. Not every agent acted with an agenda, and agenda were sometimes driven by immediate needs or religious considerations that while compelling to the actors, are more opaque to us. What does it mean to say that a text becomes “available” for transmission or translation? And why do some texts, once transmitted, fail to thrive in their new milieu? This collection thus points toward a more sophisticated “ecology” of transmission, where not only individuals and teams of individuals, but also social spaces and local cultures, act as the agents of cultural creativity.

Author : Matthew Reinhart
Publisher : Insight Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781608873142
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Game of Thrones written by Matthew Reinhart and published by Insight Editions. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the Emmy® Award–winning credits sequence that opens each episode of the hit HBO® series, Game of Thrones: A Pop-Up Guide to Westeros is guaranteed to thrill the show’s legions of fans. Featuring stunning pop-up recreations of several key locations from the series, including the formidable castle of Winterfell, the lavish capital city King’s Landing, and the Wall’s stark majesty, this book—designed by renowned paper engineer Matthew Reinhart—takes you into the world of the series like never before. Game of Thrones: A Pop-Up Guide to Westeros features a total of five stunning spreads, which fold out to create a remarkable pop-up map of Westeros that is perfect for displaying. The book also contains numerous mini-pops that bring to life iconic elements of the show, such as direwolves, White Walkers, giants, and dragons. All the pops are accompanied by insightful text that relays the rich history of the Seven Kingdoms and beyond, forming a dynamic reference guide to the world of Game of Thrones. Visually spectacular and enthrallingly interactive, Game of Thrones: A Pop-Up Guide to Westeros sets a new standard for pop-up books and perfectly captures the epic scope and imagination of the series.

Author : G. A. Rudd
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134632762
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geoffrey Chaucer written by G. A. Rudd and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-05 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So many questions surround the key figures in the English literary canon, but most books focus on one aspect of an author's life or work, or limit themselves to a single critical approach. Geoffrey Chaucer offers: *basic information on an author's life, contexts and works *the major critical issues surrounding the author's works, from the time they were written to the present *explanations of the full range of different critical views and interpretations * guides to further reading in each area.

Author : Jas Elsner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351571389
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comparativism in Art History written by Jas Elsner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring some of the major voices in the world of art history, this volume explores the methodological aspects of comparison in the historiography of the discipline. The chapters assess the strengths and weaknesses of comparative practice in the history of art, and consider the larger issue of the place of comparative in how art history may develop in the future. The contributors represent a comprehensive range of period and geographic command from antiquity to modernity, from China and Islam to Europe, from various forms of art history to archaeology, anthropology and material culture studies. Art history is less a single discipline than a series of divergent scholarly fields ? in very different historical, geographic and cultural contexts ? but all with a visual emphasis on the close examination of objects. These fields focus on different, often incompatible temporal and cultural contexts, yet nonetheless they regard themselves as one coherent discipline ? namely the history of art. There are substantive problems in how the sub-fields within the broad-brush generalization called 'art history' can speak coherently to each other. These are more urgent since the shift from an art history centered on the western tradition to one that is consciously global.

Author : Allen Artos
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780934852432
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Astrolabe written by Allen Artos and published by . This book was released on 1996-09-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nancy Marie Brown
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465022952
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Abacus and the Cross written by Nancy Marie Brown and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The medieval Catholic Church, widely considered a source of intolerance and inquisitorial fervor, was not anti-science during the Dark Ages -- in fact, the pope in the year 1000 was the leading mathematician and astronomer of his day. Called "The Scientist Pope," Gerbert of Aurillac rose from peasant beginnings to lead the church. By turns a teacher, traitor, kingmaker, and visionary, Gerbert is the first Christian known to teach math using the nine Arabic numerals and zero. In The Abacus and the Cross, Nancy Marie Brown skillfully explores the new learning Gerbert brought to Europe. A fascinating narrative of one remarkable math teacher, The Abacus and the Cross will captivate readers of history, science, and religion alike.