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Ordering the heavens : Roman astronomy and cosmology in the Carolingian renaissance /

Based on scores of medieval manuscript texts and diagrams, this book shows how Roman sources were used in the age of Charlemagne to reintroduce and expand a qualitative picture of articulated geometrical order in the heavens.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Eastwood, Bruce
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, ©2007.
Colección:History of science and medicine library ; v. 4.
History of science and medicine library. Medieval and early modern science ; v. 8.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Based on scores of medieval manuscript texts and diagrams, this book shows how Roman sources were used in the age of Charlemagne to reintroduce and expand a qualitative picture of articulated geometrical order in the heavens.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxii, 452 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-446) and index.
ISBN:9789047431077
9047431073
9789004161863
9004161864
1281936561
9781281936561
9786611936563
6611936564