The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo is for historians working in the fields of astronomy, science, the Middle Ages, Spanish and other Romance languages. It is also of interest to scholars interested in the history of Castile, in Castilian-French relations in the Middle Ages and in the history of patronage. It explores the Castilian canons of the Alfonsine Tables and offers a study of their context, language, astronomical content, and diffusion.
The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo is unique in that it: includes an edition of a crucial text in history of science; provides an explanation of astronomy as it was practiced in the Middle Ages; presents abundant material on early scientific language in Castilian; presents new material on the diffusion of Alfonsine astronomy in Europe; describes the role of royal patronage of science in a medieval context.
Reihe
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Research
Produkt-Hinweis
Fadenheftung
Gewebe-Einband
Illustrationen
4
4 s/w Abbildungen
XIII, 341 p. 4 illus.
Maße
Höhe: 252 mm
Breite: 163 mm
Dicke: 24 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-4020-1572-4 (9781402015724)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-017-0213-3
Schweitzer Klassifikation
1 Introduction.- 2 Text.- 3 Glossary of technical terms.- 4 Astronomical commentary.- 5 Context.- 6 The legacy of Alfonsine astronomy.- Notation.- Manuscripts cited.- List of parameters.
