Ordering the heavens : Roman astronomy and cosmology in the Carolingian renaissance / / by Bruce S. Eastwood.

The astronomy of the Carolingian era has commonly been represented as concerned exclusively with computus , the science of calendar construction as well as arithmetical calculation in general. This volume shows the error of that portrayal by exploring the study and teaching of four Roman texts on as...

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Superior document:History of science and medicine library, v. 4
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Year of Publication:2007
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:History of science and medicine library ; v. 4.
History of science and medicine library. Medieval and early modern science ; v. 8.
Physical Description:1 online resource (477 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Materials / B.S. Eastwood
  • Chapter One. Introduction / B.S. Eastwood
  • Chapter Two. Macrobius’s Commentary On Scipio’s Dream: Its Carolingian Uses For Astronomy And Cosmology / B.S. Eastwood
  • Chapter Three. Pliny The Elder’s Natural History: Encyclopedia For Carolingian Astronomy And Cosmology / B.S. Eastwood
  • Chapter Four. Martianus Capella’s Synopsis Of Astronomy In The Marriage Of Philology And Mercury And Its Major Carolingian Commentaries / B.S. Eastwood
  • Chapter Five. Using Calcidius’s Commentarius In Carolingian Astronomy / B.S. Eastwood
  • Chapter Six. Carolingian Diagrams For Astronomy And Cosmology / B.S. Eastwood
  • Appendix: Content Of The Paragraphs On Astronomy And Cosmology In Calcidius’s Commentarius / B.S. Eastwood
  • Bibliography / B.S. Eastwood
  • Index / B.S. Eastwood.