Book ID: CBB016821759

The Stars in the Classical and Medieval Traditions (2019)

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This collection of essays provides new editions and new interpretations of astronomical texts from authors as Eratosthenes and Manilius, Aratus, Germanicus and al-Sūfī, Ptolemy and Carolingian scholars.

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Review Elly Dekker (2020) Review of "The Stars in the Classical and Medieval Traditions". Journal for the History of Astronomy (pp. 492-493). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Kunitzsch, Paul
Dekker, Elly
Sirirat Somchuea
Sanhanat Deesamutara
Peeravit Koad
Thatdao Rakmak
Journals
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Archive for History of Exact Sciences
Publishers
Hempen Verlag
Concepts
Astronomy
Celestial maps; star catalogs
Stars; stellar astronomy
Tables; catalogs; lists
Constellations; zodiac
Cosmology
People
Ptolemy
Hipparchos of Rhodes
Eratosthenes of Cyrene
al-Sufi, Abu al-Husain ‘Abd al-Rahman
Time Periods
Ancient
Medieval
Early modern
Renaissance
16th century
11th century
Places
Greece
Rome (Italy)
Middle and Near East
Egypt
Mesopotamia
India
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