Stephen of Pisa and Antioch: Liber Mamonis

An Introduction to Ptolemaic Cosmology and Astronomy from the Early Crusader States

von Dirk Grupe

439 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This volume aims to make Stephen of Pisa and Antioch’s work on the celestial sciences accessible to a wider readership, providing not just the text but a translation and introduction as well. The edition is based on the only known manuscript of the Liber Mamonis, MS Cambrai, Médiathèque d’Agglomération, A 930. It is split into two parts: the first provides an extensive introduction to Stephen and his work, while the second features the edition and translation. A comprehensive glossary and collection of photographs of plates are also included. 

• Reihe: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
• Themen: Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften Mathematik Geschichte der Mathematik
• ISBN: 9783030192334
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 06.11.2019
• Größe: 25.4 x 17.8 cm
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing