Claudius Ptolemy (c. 100-170 AD) is one of the most influential scholars of all time. While he is also the author of treatises on geography, optics and harmonics, his fame primarily stems from two works on the science of the stars, dealing with mathe...Loe edasi...
Carlos Steel, Steven Vanden Broecke, David Juste, Shlomo Sela
Sari: Ancient and Medieval Philosophy - Series 1
(Ilmumisaeg: 27-Nov-2018, Hardback, Kirjastus: Leuven University Press, ISBN-13: 9789462701557)
The present book reveals the riches of the earliest known astrological autobiography, authored by Henry Bate of Mechelen (1246–after 1310). Exploiting all resources of contemporary astrological science, Bate conducts in his Nativitas a prof...Loe edasi...
Die Beitrage des Bandes nehmen mit der konkreten Ausgestaltung astrologischer Beratungspraxis einen bislang vernachlassigten Aspekt mittelalterlicher und fruhneuzeitlicher Astrologiegeschichte in den Blick. Welche sozialen und akademischen Hintergrun...Loe edasi...
The Alchandreana are of considerable historical importance. They constitute not only the earliest Latin texts of the Middle Ages dealing systematically with astrology but also the earliest Latin scientific texts based on Arabic sources....Loe edasi...
