Astronomical Knowledge Transmission Through Illustrated Aratea Manuscripts

This carefully researched monograph is a historical investigation of the illustrated Aratea astronomical manuscript and its many interpretations over the centuries. Aratus' 270 B.C.E. Greek poem describing the constellations and astrological phenomena was translated and copied over 800 years in...

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Main Author: Dolan, Marion. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Historical & Cultural Astronomy,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56784-6