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.
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.

The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo
341
The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo
341Paperback(Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9789048164042 |
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Publisher: | Springer Netherlands |
Publication date: | 12/12/2011 |
Series: | Archimedes , #8 |
Edition description: | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003 |
Pages: | 341 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d) |