Article ID: CBB290452195

Astronomy in Hebrew in Istanbul: Abraham ben Yom Ṭov Yerushalmi (fl. 1510) (2020)

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The only astronomical work by Abraham ben Yom Ṭov Yerushalmi is a set of instructions (or canons) in Hebrew for astronomical tables for which the tables are not extant. Abraham was active in Istanbul in the early sixteenth century and cited many previous authors of astronomical tables in Hebrew. The instructions include ways to use the tables for computing mean and true planetary positions as well as solar and lunar eclipses. According to a prayer book published in 1523, Abraham was familiar with the tables of Ulugh Beg (composed ca. 1440), originally in Persian, and translated into Arabic and Turkish. An anonymous Hebrew version of Ulugh Beg's tables is uniquely preserved in Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS Heb. 1091. It is noteworthy that Abraham's canons share some unusual technical terms with the Hebrew version.

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Authors & Contributors
Crato, Nuno
Davis, A. E. L.
Eade, J. C.
Gislén, Lars
Günergun, Feza
Iyengar, R. Narayana
Journals
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Indian Journal of History of Science
Archive for History of Exact Sciences
Centaurus: International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Osmanli Bilimi Arastirmalari: Studies in Ottoman Science
Publishers
Gradiva
Princeton University Press
Springer
University of Texas Press
Concepts
Eclipses; transits; occultations; conjunctions
Astronomy
Solar system; planets
Venus
Moon
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
People
Aryabhata I
Chioniades, Gregory
Cook, James
Ekinci, Salih Zeki
Kepler, Johannes
La Hire, Philippe de
Time Periods
Ancient
17th century
18th century
Medieval
13th century
14th century
Places
Istanbul (Turkey)
India
China
Paris (France)
Mexico
Ottoman Empire
Institutions
Turkish Mathematical Society
Maragheh observatory
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