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Astronomy in the Iberian Peninsula

Astronomy in the Iberian Peninsula Abraham Zacut and the Transition from Manuscript to Print - Transactions of the American Philosophical Society

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Abraham Zacut (1452-1515) of Salamanca was an outstanding intellectual figure in the Spanish Jewish community on the eve of the expulsion in 1492. His scientific work began in the 1470s, & continued in exile, in Portugal, N. Africa, & ultimately in Jerusalem. This monograph focuses on some of his important contributions to astronomy, namely, those that appear in the book published in Leiria, Portugal, in 1496, generally known as the "Almanach Perpetuum"; this publication is to be distinguished from "ha-Hibbur ha-gadol" ("The Great Composition") that Zacut composed in Hebrew in 1478. Indeed, one of the findings in the course of research for this vol. is that these are distinct works. Bibliography. Charts & tables.

Book information

ISBN: 9780871699022
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Imprint: American Philosophical Society
Pub date:
DEWEY: 520.94609024
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 196
Weight: 430g
Height: 254mm
Width: 171mm
Spine width: 12mm