Book ID: CBB075403969

Michael Maestlin’s Manuscript Treatise on the Comet of 1618: An Edition and Translation of Manuscript WLB Stuttgart, Cod. Math. 4º 15b, Nr. 8 (2022)

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Michael Maestlin (1550–1631), professor of mathematics at the University of Tübingen, was a leading protagonist of the astronomical and cosmological revolution that began with Copernicus. Famous for first introducing Copernicanism to Kepler, Maestlin also wrote important treatises on the supernova of 1572 and the comet of 1577 that mark significant steps in the elimination of celestial immutability and the reinforcement of the Copernican worldview. This first critical edition of Maestlin’s German manuscript treatise on the comet of 1618 is accompanied by an English translation and a thorough commentary. An extensive introduction situates Maestlin’s treatise in the broader context of the contemporary politico-religious conflict and cosmological discussion newly expanded to the debate on sunspots discovered with the telescope.

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Authors & Contributors
Granada, Miguel A.
Williams, Kim
Bilak, Donna
Boner, Patrick J.
Flammarion, Camille
Folkerts, Menso
Journals
Bruniana & Campanelliana: Ricerche Filosofiche e Materiali Storico-testuali
Early Science and Medicine: A Journal for the Study of Science, Technology and Medicine in the Pre-modern Period
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Publishers
Brill
Springer International Publishing
Brepols Publishers
CNRS Éditions
Hermann
Olschki
Concepts
Translations
Astronomy
Primary literature (historical sources)
Cosmology
Critical editions
Comets; meteors; meteorites
People
Copernicus, Nicolaus
Barbaro, Daniele
Galilei, Galileo
Mästlin, Michael
al-Battānī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Jābir
Flammarion, Camille
Time Periods
16th century
Renaissance
15th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
Places
Europe
France
Italy
Mesopotamia
Vietnam
Spain
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