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Book Synopsis Illustrating the Phaenomena by : Elly Dekker
Download or read book Illustrating the Phaenomena written by Elly Dekker and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume all extant celestial maps and globes made before 1500 are described and analysed. It also discusses the astronomical sources involved in making these artefacts in antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Islamic world and the European Renaissance before 1500.
Book Synopsis Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscripts by : Marion Dolan
Download or read book Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscripts written by Marion Dolan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully researched monograph is a historical investigation of the illustrated Aratea astronomical manuscript and its many interpretations over the centuries. Aratus' 270 B.C.E. Greek poem describing the constellations and astrological phenomena was translated and copied over 800 years into illuminated manuscripts that preserved and illustrated these ancient stories about the constellations. The Aratea survives in its entirety due to multiple translations from Greek to Latin and even to Arabic, with many illuminated versions being commissioned over the ages. The survey encompasses four interrelated disciplines: history of literature, history of myth, history of science, and history of art. Aratea manuscripts by their nature are a meeting place of these distinct branches, and the culling of information from historical literature and from the manuscripts themselves focuses on a wider, holistic view; a narrow approach could not provide a proper prospective. What is most essential to know about this work is that because of its successive incarnations it has survived and been reinterpreted through the centuries, which speaks to its importance in all of these disciplines. This book brings a better understanding of the history, changes and transmission of the original astronomical Phaenomena poem. Historians, art historians, astronomy lovers, and historians of astronomy will learn more specialized details concerning the Aratea and how the tradition survived from the Middle Ages. It is a credit to the poetry of Aratus and the later interpreters of the text that its pagan aspects were not edited nor removed, but respected and maintained in the exact same form despite the fact that all sixty Aratea manuscripts mentioned in this study were produced under the rule of Christianity.
Download or read book Phaenomena written by Aratus (Solensis.) and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Iliad and the Odyssey, the Phaenomena was the most widely read poem in the ancient world. Its fame was immediate. It was translated into Latin by Ovid and Cicero and quoted by St. Paul in the New Testament, and it was one of the few Greek poems translated into Arabic. Aratus’ Phaenomena is a didactic poem—a practical manual in verse that teaches the reader to identify constellations and predict weather. The poem also explains the relationship between celestial phenomena and such human affairs as agriculture and navigation. Despite the historical and pedagogical importance of the poem, no English edition suitable for students and general readers has been available for decades. Aaron Poochigian’s lively translation makes accessible one of the most influential poets of antiquity. Poochigian's interpretation of the Phaenomena reestablishes the ancient link between poetry and science and demonstrates that verse is an effective medium for instruction. Featuring references to Classical mythology and science, star charts of the northern and southern skies, extensive notes, and an introduction to the work’s stylistic features and literary reception, this dynamic work will appeal to students of Ancient Greece who want to deepen their understanding of the Classical world.
Book Synopsis Constellation Myths by : Eratosthenes
Download or read book Constellation Myths written by Eratosthenes and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published as an Oxford world's classics paperback, 2015."--Verso of title page.
Book Synopsis Cartography between Christian Europe and the Arabic-Islamic World, 1100-1500 by :
Download or read book Cartography between Christian Europe and the Arabic-Islamic World, 1100-1500 written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-06-17 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cartography between Christian Europe and the Arabic-Islamic World offers a timely assessment of interaction between medieval Christian European and Arabic-Islamic geographical thought, making the case for significant but limited cultural transfer across a range of map genres.
Book Synopsis A Saving Science by : Eric M. Ramírez-Weaver
Download or read book A Saving Science written by Eric M. Ramírez-Weaver and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 797 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Saving Science, Eric Ramírez-Weaver explores the significance of early medieval astronomy in the Frankish empire, using as his lens an astronomical masterpiece, the deluxe manuscript of the Handbook of 809, painted in roughly 830 for Bishop Drogo of Metz, one of Charlemagne’s sons. Created in an age in which careful study of the heavens served a liturgical purpose—to reckon Christian feast days and seasons accurately and thus reflect a “heavenly” order—the diagrams of celestial bodies in the Handbook of 809 are extraordinary signifiers of the intersection of Christian art and classical astronomy. Ramírez-Weaver shows how, by studying this lavishly painted and carefully executed manuscript, we gain a unique understanding of early medieval astronomy and its cultural significance. In a time when the Frankish church sought to renew society through education, the Handbook of 809 presented a model in which study aided the spiritual reform of the cleric’s soul, and, by extension, enabled the spiritual care of his community. An exciting new interpretation of Frankish painting, A Saving Science shows that constellations in books such as Drogo’s were not simple copies for posterity’s sake, but functional tools in the service of the rejuvenation of a creative Carolingian culture.
Book Synopsis Cosmos and Community in Early Medieval Art by : Benjamin Anderson
Download or read book Cosmos and Community in Early Medieval Art written by Benjamin Anderson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the rapidly changing world of the early Middle Ages, depictions of the cosmos represented a consistent point of reference across the three dominant states--the Frankish, Byzantine, and Islamic Empires. As these empires diverged from their Greco-Roman roots between 700 and 1000 A.D. and established distinctive medieval artistic traditions, cosmic imagery created a web of visual continuity, though local meanings of these images varied greatly. Benjamin Anderson uses thrones, tables, mantles, frescoes, and manuscripts to show how cosmological motifs informed relationships between individuals, especially the ruling elite, and communities, demonstrating how domestic and global politics informed the production and reception of these depictions. The first book to consider such imagery across the dramatically diverse cultures of Western Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic Middle East, Cosmos and Community in Early Medieval Art illuminates the distinctions between the cosmological art of these three cultural spheres, and reasserts the centrality of astronomical imagery to the study of art history.
Book Synopsis The Phainomena, Or 'heavenly Displays' of Aratus, Done Into Engl. Verse by R. Brown by : Aratus
Download or read book The Phainomena, Or 'heavenly Displays' of Aratus, Done Into Engl. Verse by R. Brown written by Aratus and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Phainomena or Heavenly Displays of Aratus is a classic poem from ancient Greece, translated here into English verse by R. Brown. This beautiful and evocative work is a must-read for anyone interested in the mythology, astronomy, and poetry of the ancient world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis An Introduction to African Languages by : G. Tucker Childs
Download or read book An Introduction to African Languages written by G. Tucker Childs and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2003-12-19 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces beginning students and non-specialists to the diversity and richness of African languages. In addition to providing a solid background to the study of African languages, the book presents linguistic phenomena not found in European languages. A goal of this book is to stimulate interest in African languages and address the question: What makes African languages so fascinating? The orientation adopted throughout the book is a descriptive one, which seeks to characterize African languages in a relatively succinct and neutral manner, and to make the facts accessible to a wide variety of readers. The author’s lengthy acquaintance with the continent and field experiences in western, eastern, and southern Africa allow for both a broad perspective and considerable depth in selected areas. The original examples are often the author’s own but also come from other sources and languages not often referenced in the literature. This text also includes a set of sound files illustrating the phenomena under discussion, be they the clicks of Khoisan, talking drums, or the ideophones (words like English lickety-split) found almost everywhere, which will make this book a valuable resource for teacher and student alike.
Book Synopsis Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena by : James Evans
Download or read book Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena written by James Evans and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first complete English translation of Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena--one of the most important and interesting astronomical works of its type to have survived from Greek antiquity. Gracefully and charmingly written, Geminos's first-century BC textbook for beginning students of astronomy can now be read straight through with understanding and enjoyment by a wider audience than ever before. James Evans and Lennart Berggren's accurate and readable translation is accompanied by a thorough introduction and commentary that set Geminos's work in its historical, scientific, and philosophical context. This book is generously illustrated with diagrams from medieval manuscripts of Geminos's text, as well as drawings and photographs of ancient astronomical instruments. It will be of great interest to students of the history of science, to classicists, and to professional and amateur astronomers who seek to learn more about the origins of their science. Geminos provides a clear view of Greek astronomy in the period between Hipparchos and Ptolemy, treating such subjects as the zodiac, the constellations, the theory of the celestial sphere, lunar cycles, and eclipses. Most significantly, Geminos gives us the earliest detailed discussion of Babylonian astronomy by a Greek writer, thus offering valuable insight into the cross-cultural transmission of astronomical knowledge in antiquity.
Book Synopsis Euclid's Phaenomena by : J. L. Berggren
Download or read book Euclid's Phaenomena written by J. L. Berggren and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-29 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1996, this book contains a translation and study of Euclid's Phaenomena, a work which once formed part of the mathematical training of astronomers from Central Asia to Western Europe. Included is an introduction that sets Euclid's geometry of the celestial sphere, and its application to the astronomy of his day, into its historical context for readers not already familiar with it. So no knowledge of astronomy or advanced mathematics is necessary for an understanding of the work. The book shows mathematical astronomy shortly before the invention of trigonometry, which allowed the calculation of exact results and the subsequent composition of Ptolemy's Almagest. This work and the (roughly) contemporaneous treatises of Autolycus and Aristarchos form a corpus of the oldest extant works on mathematical astronomy. Together with Euclid's Optics one has the beginnings of the history of science as an application of mathematics.
Book Synopsis Researches about Atmospheric Phaenomena by : Thomas Forster
Download or read book Researches about Atmospheric Phaenomena written by Thomas Forster and published by . This book was released on 1815 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Delphi Complete Works of John Stuart Mill (Illustrated) by : John Stuart Mill
Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of John Stuart Mill (Illustrated) written by John Stuart Mill and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 7846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Stuart Mill was an English philosopher and economist, who was also noted as a leading exponent of Utilitarianism. A prominent publicist of the reforming age of the nineteenth century, Mill is regarded today as one of the most influential thinkers of classical liberalism. He contributed widely to social theory, political theory and political economy. His famous conception of liberty justified the freedom of the individual in opposition to unlimited state and social control. Mill's sympathetic attitude to contemporary socialism won him the esteem of the working classes as one of their intellectual champions. This comprehensive eBook presents Mill’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare essays, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Mill’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major works * All of the treatises and essays, with individual contents tables * Features rare essays appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes Mill’s autobiography * Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Mill’s contribution to philosophy * Features three biographies – discover Mill’s fascinating life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Books A System of Logic Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy The Principles of Political Economy Dissertations and Discussions A Few Words on Non-Intervention On Liberty Thoughts on Parliamentary Reform Considerations on Representative Government Utilitarianism An Examination of Sir William Hamilton’s Philosophy Auguste Comte and Positivism Inaugural Address at St. Andrews concerning the Value of Culture England and Ireland The Subjection of Women Three Essays on Religion Socialism Miscellaneous Essays The Criticism Analysis of Mr. Mill’s System of Logic by W. Stebbing John Stuart Mill by Edwin Lawrence Godkin John Stuart Mill, Teacher of the People by George Jacob Holyoake The Death of Mr. Mill by John Morley Mr. Mill’s Autobiography by John Morley Review of the Work of Mr John Stuart Mill Entitled, ‘Examination of Sir William Hamilton’s Philosophy’ by George Grote The Autobiography Autobiography The Biographies John Stuart Mill; His Life and Works by H. R. Fox Bourne John Stuart Mill by Leslie Stephen John Stuart Mill by William Minto Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks
Book Synopsis Obversations on Some of the Physical, Chemical, Physiological and Pathological Phenomena of Malarial Fever by : Joseph Jones
Download or read book Obversations on Some of the Physical, Chemical, Physiological and Pathological Phenomena of Malarial Fever written by Joseph Jones and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1859. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Book Synopsis Delphi Complete Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Illustrated) by : Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Illustrated) written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 5020 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading poet, literary critic and philosopher who helped found the Romantic Movement in England, Samuel Taylor Coleridge has had an immense impact on world literature. This volume of the bestselling Delphi Poets Series presents the complete works of Coleridge, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (4MB Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Coleridge's life and works * Concise introductions to the poetry and other works * Excellent formatting of the poems * THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER appears with Gustave DorÈís celebrated illustrations, vividly bringing the famous poem to life * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * The poetry features line numbers and page breaks for each poem ñ ideal for students * The complete plays, with individual contents tables * Includes Coleridge's prose works - spend hours exploring the poet's theoretical and literary studies * Features two bonus biographies - discover Coleridge's literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: Major Works THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER CHRISTABEL KUBLA KHAN FRANCE AN ODE LYRICAL BALLADS, WITH A FEW OTHER POEMS LYRICAL BALLADS, WITH OTHER POEMS THE CONVERSATION POEMS The Complete Poems LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Plays THE FALL OF ROBESPIERRE OSORIO THE PICCOLOMINI THE DEATH OF WALLENSTEIN REMORSE ZAPOLYA: A CHRISTMAS TALE IN TWO PARTS The Prose LIST OF PROSE WORKS The Biographies THE LIFE OF SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE by James Gillman COLERIDGE by S. L. Bensusan Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Book Synopsis Star Myths of the Greeks and Romans by : Theony Condos
Download or read book Star Myths of the Greeks and Romans written by Theony Condos and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This A-to-Z reference offers in-depth information on the history and mythologies of the forty-eight classical constellations—with excerpts from ancient texts. The nightly appearance of the stars, their arrangement in the sky, their regular risings and settings through the course of the year, have been a source of endless wonder and speculation. But where did the constellations come from and what are the myths associated with them? Star Myths of the Greeks and Romans puts the answers at your fingertips. Included in this handbook are the only surviving works on the constellation myths that have come down to us from antiquity: an epitome of The Constellations of Eratosthenes —never before translated into English—and The Poetic Astronomy of Hyginus. Also provided are accurate and detailed commentaries on each constellation myth, and complete references for those who wish to dig deeper. This book is a comprehensive sourcework for anyone interested in astronomy or mythology—and an ideal resource for the occasional stargazer.
Book Synopsis THE COMPLETE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WORKS OF S. T. COLERIDGE (Illustrated Edition) by : Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Download or read book THE COMPLETE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WORKS OF S. T. COLERIDGE (Illustrated Edition) written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-08-07 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully edited collection of "THE COMPLETE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WORKS OF S. T. COLERIDGE (Illustrated Edition)" has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) was an English poet, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets. He wrote the poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan, as well as the major prose work Biographia Literaria. His critical work, especially on Shakespeare, was highly influential, and he helped introduce German idealist philosophy to English-speaking culture. He coined many familiar words and phrases, including suspension of disbelief. He was a major influence on Emerson, and American transcendentalism. Coleridge is one of the most important figures in English poetry. His poems directly and deeply influenced all the major poets of the age. He was known by his contemporaries as a meticulous craftsman who was more rigorous in his careful reworking of his poems than any other poet, and Southey and Wordsworth were dependent on his professional advice. Table of Contents: Biographia Literaria (By Samuel Taylor Coleridge) Anima Poetae (By Samuel Taylor Coleridge) Bibliographia Epistolaris (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) Complete Letters of S. T. Coleridge The Spirit of the Age: Mr. Coleridge by William Hazlitt A Day With Samuel Taylor Coleridge by May Byron The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by James Gillman
