A Survey of European Astronomical Tables in the Late Middle AgesBRILL, 31 may 2012 - 270 páginas This is a survey of the numerous astronomical tables compiled in the late Middle Ages, which represent a major intellectual enterprise. Such tables were often the best way available at the time for transmitting precise information to the reader. |
Índice
Introduction | 1 |
Chapter One Chronology | 13 |
Chapter Two Trigonometry and Spherical Astronomy | 19 |
Chapter Three Equation of Time | 37 |
Chapter Four Precession and Apogees | 43 |
Chapter Five Mean Motions and Radices | 53 |
Chapter Six Equations | 63 |
Chapter Seven True Positions | 83 |
Chapter Twelve Parallax | 127 |
Chapter Thirteen Syzygies | 139 |
Chapter Fourteen Planetary Conjunctions | 155 |
Chapter Fifteen Eclipses | 163 |
Chapter Sixteen Fixed Stars | 185 |
Chapter Seventeen Geographical Lists | 201 |
Chapter Eighteen Astrology | 205 |
Chapter Nineteen Miscellaneous Tables | 227 |
Chapter Eight Velocity | 95 |
Chapter Nine Latitude | 103 |
Chapter Ten Stations and Retrogradations | 117 |
Chapter Eleven Visibility of the Moon and the Planets | 123 |
List of Manuscripts | 231 |
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Otras ediciones - Ver todo
A Survey of European Astronomical Tables in the Late Middle Ages José Chabás,Bernard R. Goldstein Vista previa restringida - 2012 |
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