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.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
©2007.
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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 |
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. |
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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 |