Ordering the heavens : Roman astronomy and cosmology in the Carolingian renaissance / by Bruce S. Eastwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eastwood, Bruce.

Series:

History of science and medicine library ; v. 4.

History of science and medicine library. Medieval and early modern science ; v. 8.

History of science and medicine library, 1872-0684 ; v. 4

Medieval and early modern science ; v. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Planetary theory--History.

Planetary theory.

Astronomy, Medieval.

Carolingians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (477 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston, Mass. : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The astronomy of the Carolingian era has commonly been represented as concerned exclusively with computus , the science of calendar construction as well as arithmetical calculation in general. This volume shows the error of that portrayal by exploring the study and teaching of four Roman texts on astronomy and cosmology in the Carolingian world and the diagrams connected to those texts. As each of these works came into use over the Carolingian era, its contributions merged into a progressively more ordered picture of the heavens. Both eccentrics and epicycles appeared by the 840s. These techniques were subsequently introduced clearly and qualitatively to complete the Carolingian enterprise. The primary tool for understanding this effort is the analysis of their diagrams. Medieval and Early Modern Science , volume 8

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / B.S. Eastwood

Chapter One. Introduction / B.S. Eastwood

Chapter Two. Macrobius’s Commentary On Scipio’s Dream: Its Carolingian Uses For Astronomy And Cosmology / B.S. Eastwood

Chapter Three. Pliny The Elder’s Natural History: Encyclopedia For Carolingian Astronomy And Cosmology / B.S. Eastwood

Chapter Four. Martianus Capella’s Synopsis Of Astronomy In The Marriage Of Philology And Mercury And Its Major Carolingian Commentaries / B.S. Eastwood

Chapter Five. Using Calcidius’s Commentarius In Carolingian Astronomy / B.S. Eastwood

Chapter Six. Carolingian Diagrams For Astronomy And Cosmology / B.S. Eastwood

Appendix: Content Of The Paragraphs On Astronomy And Cosmology In Calcidius’s Commentarius / B.S. Eastwood

Bibliography / B.S. Eastwood

Index / B.S. Eastwood.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-93656-1

9786611936563

90-474-3107-3

OCLC:

311579304

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004161863.i-453 DOI