Nicole Oresme's De visione stellarum (On seeing the stars) : a critical edition of Oresme's treatise on optics and atmospheric refraction / / with an introduction, commentary, and English translation by Dan Burton.

• Superior document: Medieval and early modern science, v. 7
• Author: Oresme, Nicole, ca. 1320-1382.
• TeilnehmendeR: Burton, Dan.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: History of science and medicine library. Medieval and early modern science ; v. 7.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (333 p.)
• Notes: Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Indiana University, 2000.
• Other title: De visione stellarum.; Preliminary Material /; Chapter I. Introduction /; Chapter II. Nicole Oresme’S Life And Works /; Chapter III. The Writing Of De Visione Stellarum: Author, Date, Titles, And Influence /; Chapter IV. Overview And Commentary Onoresme’S De Visione Stellarum /; Chapter V. Manuscripts /; Chapter VI. Editorial Procedures /; Chapter VII. Citation List Of Authors Quoted Or Alluded To In Oresme’S De Visione Stellarum /; Part II. Nicole Oresme’S De Visione Stellarum Latin Critical Edition With English Translation /; Part III. Bibliography And Indices /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-282) and indexes.
• ISBN: 1281400513; 9786611400514; 9047410890
• ISSN: 1567-8393
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: with an introduction, commentary, and English translation by Dan Burton.

In this critical edition and translation of Nicole Oresme’s On Seeing the Stars , the renowned 14th-century natural philosopher proposes that the stars are not where they seem. And perhaps nothing is where it seems. In this earliest treatise on atmospheric refraction, Oresme uses optics and infinitesimals to help solve this vexing problem of astronomy. He is the first to propose that light travels along a curve through the atmosphere – two centuries before Hooke and Newton, who are credited with the discovery. Further, he calls all sense data into doubt. Oresme’s argument concerning the curvature of light is a major milestone in the history of science, confirming that Oresme was one of the most innovative scientists of the pre-modern world.