Article ID: CBB001552025

Aspects of Arabic Influence on Astronomical Tables in Medieval Europe (2014)

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Chabás, José (Author)


Suhayl: Journal for the History of the Exact and Natural Sciences in Islamic Civilisation
Volume: 13
Pages: 23-40


Publication Date: 2014
Edition Details: Part of a Series
Language: English

Transmission in Medieval Europe of astronomical tables and their accompanying texts, originally written in Arabic, has a complex history and it involves various mechanisms, which include translation, revision, adaptation, appropriation, copying, and commentaries. This paper reviews such features and presents examples of them.

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Article Husson, Matthieu; Montelle, Clemency (2014) The Transmission of Arabic Astronomical Tables in Sanskrit, Latin, and Chinese. An Early Step in the Internationalization of Science? Introduction. Suhayl: Journal for the History of the Exact and Natural Sciences in Islamic Civilisation (pp. 9-10). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Iqbal, Muzaffar
Goldstein, Bernard R.
Zieme, Stefan
Roberts, Alexandre M.
Shi Yunli Zhu Haohao
Chabás, José
Journals
Suhayl: Journal for the History of the Exact and Natural Sciences in Islamic Civilisation
Aleph: Historical Studies in Science and Judaism
Intellectual History of the Islamicate World
Zeitschrift für Geschichte der Arabisch-Islamischen Wissenschaften
Journal of World History
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Publishers
Ashgate
Brigham Young University Press
Concepts
Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture
Transmission of ideas
Translations
Astronomy
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Transmission of texts
People
Ptolemy
Postel, Guillaume
Kūshyār ibn Labbān, al-Jīlī
Ibn al-Kammad, Abū Jaʿfar
Ḥiyya, Abraham Bar
Gerard of Cremona
Time Periods
Medieval
Renaissance
16th century
8th century
Early modern
Modern
Places
Europe
Toledo (Spain)
Castille (Spain)
Byzantium
Spain
China
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