Planetary Diagrams for Roman Astronomy in Medieval Europe, Ca. 800-1500

Download or read book Planetary Diagrams for Roman Astronomy in Medieval Europe, Ca. 800-1500 written by Bruce Eastwood and published by American Philosophical Society. This book was released on 2004 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early medieval astronomy, esp. in the era of Charlemagne & his successors, consisted of texts that went far beyond the boundaries of computus, which modern scholars have long believed to be the only significant context for astronomical studies of that time. The texts contained innovative diagrams where no other sign of divergence from the text could be seen. Such diagrams were found to provide an indication of understandings of the texts -- which were different from those of modern scholars. Contents: Astronomy & Its Teaching in Carolingian Europe; Functions & Locations of Planetary Diagrams; Sources & Topics of Planetary Diagrams; Plinian Diagrams; Macrobian Diagrams; Calcidian Diagrams; & Capellan Diagrams. Illus. This is a print on demand publication.