Studies in Medieval Astronomy and Optics

By Jose Luis Mancha

In this selection of studies, J.L. Mancha explores aspects of the development of medieval optics and astronomy, including some medieval antecedents of the work of early modern astronomers. The articles deal with Latin, Hebrew and Arabic texts, and the process of translation and transmission of knowledge, and focus on three main themes: the theory and astronomical use of the pinhole camera in the 12th and 13th centuries; the characteristics of the Latin and Proven al versions of Levi ben Gerson's astronomical work; and different aspects of the survival of homocentric astronomy in the Middle Ages, especially al-Bitruji's model for trepidation and the technique for calculating the hippopede resulting from Eudoxan couples.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0860789969
• ISBN13: 9780860789963
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"