Equatorie of Planetis

Klappentext This 1955 book investigates the origins of The Equatorie of the Planetis, a fourteenth-century manuscript in the library of Peterhouse, Cambridge. Zusammenfassung This book! first published by Cambridge University Press in 1955! investigates the origins of The Equatorie of the Planetis! a fourteenth-century manuscript in the library of Peterhouse! Cambridge. Dr Price! a historian of science! examines the idea that it was composed and written by Geoffrey Chaucer. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of plates; List of figures; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Provenance and physical description of the manuscript; 3. Transcript and facsimiles; 4. Translation; 5. Notes on the text; 6. The astronomical tables; 7. The Ptolemaic planetary system; 8. History of the planetary equatorium; 9. Palaeography; 10. Linguistic analysis; 11. Ascription to Chaucer; Glossary; Appendix 1. Cipher passages in the manuscript; Appendix 2. Compositio equatorii secundum Johannem de Lineriis; Appendix 3. Specimens of Middle English scientific texts; General index; Index of manuscripts cited.

Product details

• Authors: Price
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.04.2012
• EAN: 9781107404274
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40427-4
• No. of pages: 252
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous