The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo

The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo is for historians working in the fields of astronomy, science, the Middle Ages, Spanish and other Romance languages. It is also of interest to scholars interested in the history of Castile, in Castilian-French relations in the Middle Ages and in the history of patronage. It explores the Castilian canons of the Alfonsine Tables and offers a study of their context, language, astronomical content, and diffusion.
The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo is unique in that it: includes an edition of a crucial text in history of science; provides an explanation of astronomy as it was practiced in the Middle Ages; presents abundant material on early scientific language in Castilian; presents new material on the diffusion of Alfonsine astronomy in Europe; describes the role of royal patronage of science in a medieval context.

List of contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Text.- 3 Glossary of technical terms.- 4 Astronomical commentary.- 5 Context.- 6 The legacy of Alfonsine astronomy.- Notation.- Manuscripts cited.- List of parameters.

Summary

The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo is for historians working in the fields of astronomy, science, the Middle Ages, Spanish and other Romance languages. It is also of interest to scholars interested in the history of Castile, in Castilian-French relations in the Middle Ages and in the history of patronage. It explores the Castilian canons of the Alfonsine Tables and offers a study of their context, language, astronomical content, and diffusion.
The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo is unique in that it: includes an edition of a crucial text in history of science; provides an explanation of astronomy as it was practiced in the Middle Ages; presents abundant material on early scientific language in Castilian; presents new material on the diffusion of Alfonsine astronomy in Europe; describes the role of royal patronage of science in a medieval context.

Product details

• Authors: Jose Chabas, Josi Chabas, Jos Chabás, José Chabás, B R Goldstein, B. R. Goldstein, B.R. Goldstein, Bernard R. Goldstein
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.04.2009
• EAN: 9781402015724
• ISBN: 978-1-4020-1572-4
• No. of pages: 341
• Weight: 699 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 341 p. 4 illus.
• Series: Archimedes; Archimedes
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; C, History, Historiography, Language: reference & general, Romance, Italic & Rhaeto-Romanic languages, Physics and Astronomy, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astronomy—Observations, Observations, Astronomical, History, general, Romance Languages, Europe;astronomy;history of science