عنوان

Introduction to astronomy by Theodore Metochites /

(Number (ISBN

9789813207486

(Number (ISBN

9813207485

Title Proper

Introduction to astronomy by Theodore Metochites /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Emmanuel A. Paschos, Technische Universitat Dortmund, Germany, Christos Simelidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Hackensack, NJ :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2017]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

vii, 390 pages ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Description of the celestial spheres and their rotations -- Eccentric and epicyclic models -- The uniform and anomalous rotation of the sun; right and oblique ascensions -- Determining the time and culmination of the stars at various zones of the Earth -- The obliquity -- Description of the Greek/Roman and Egyptian calendars -- Proposal for revising the Julian calendar.

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Text of Note

Stoicheiosis Astronomike ("Elements of Astronomy") is a late Byzantine comprehensive introduction to astronomy. It was written by an outstanding figure in Byzantine culture and politics, who served also as prime minister. This volume makes available for the first time a large part of its astronomical contents, offering the original text with an English translation, accompanied by an introduction and analysis. This book describes the celestial spheres, the rotation of the planets, and especially the apparent trajectory of the sun with its uniform and anomalous rotations, which are used to determine the length of the year. Metochites proposed a new starting date for the calendar (6th of October 1283) specifying the position of the sun on that date. The work revived the interest in studies of Ptolemaic astronomy as attested by numerous annotations in the margins of the manuscripts. Besides its astronomical content there are statements on the epistemological method and other issues elucidating the spirit of that age. It will be of interest as an introduction to Byzantine astronomy for historians of science and philosophy, for astronomers, and those interested in the development of calendars. --

Metochites, Theodoros,1270-1332.

Metochites, Theodoros,1270-1332.

Astronomy-- Byzantine Empire.

Astronomy, Early works to 1800.

Astronomy, Medieval.

Calendars-- History-- To 1500.

Astronomy, Medieval.

Astronomy.

Calendars.

Byzantine Empire.

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Paschos, E. A., (Emmanuel A.)

Metochites, Theodoros,1270-1332.

Simelidis, Christos,1977-

Date of Transaction

20200823231839.0

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