Nicole Oresme's De visione stellarum (On seeing the stars) : a critical edition of Oresme's treatise on optics and atmospheric refraction /

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A translation of "On Seeing the Stars", Nicole Oresme's 14th-century treatise on atmospheric refraction, in which Oresme uses optics and infinitesimals to help solve the problem of astronomy, while proposing that light travels along a curve through the atmosphere.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Oresme, Nicole, approximately 1320-1382
Otros Autores: Burton, Dan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Latín
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
Colección:History of science and medicine library. Medieval and early modern science ; v. 7.
Temas:
Medeltiden
Optics > Early works to 1800.
Refraction, Astronomical > Early works to 1800.
Science, Medieval > Early works to 1800.
Optique > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Réfraction astronomique > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Sciences médiévales > Ouvrages avant 1800.
SCIENCE > Physics > Optics & Light.
Optics
Refraction, Astronomical
Science, Medieval
Optica.
Astronomi.
Optik.
Vetenskap.
Refraktion.
Computer network resources.
Early works
Vertalingen (vorm)
Commentaren (vorm)
Didactisch proza (teksten)
Analys och tolkning.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Part 1 INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTARY; I. INTRODUCTION; II. NICOLE ORESME'S LIFE AND WORKS; III. THE WRITING OF DE VISIONE STELLARUM: AUTHOR, DATE, TITLES, AND INFLUENCE; IV. OVERVIEW AND COMMENTARY ONORESME'S DE VISIONE STELLARUM; V. MANUSCRIPTS; VI. EDITORIAL PROCEDURES; VII. CITATION LIST OF AUTHORS QUOTED OR ALLUDED TO IN ORESME'S DE VISIONE STELLARUM; Part II NICOLE ORESME'S DE VISIONE STELLARUM Latin Critical Edition with English Translation; Nicole Oresme [De Visione Stellarum] [Liber i]; II. NOTES; Part III BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDICES; I. BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDICES.

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