Astrolabes in Medieval cultures
- Editorial director
- Meeting organiser
- Date of creation
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2014
Gregorian
- Preferred title
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Astrolabes in Medieval cultures English
- Work type
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Aggregating work
Non-literary work Conference proceedings - Work manifested
- Monograph
- Work genre
- Textual work
- Summary
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The astrolabe, developed in antiquity and elaborated throughout the Middle Ages, was used for calculation, teaching, and observation, and also served astrological and medical purposes. It was the most popular and prestigious of the mathematical instruments, and was found equally among practitioners of various sciences and arts as among princes in royal courts. By considering sources and instruments from Muslim, Christian, and Jewish contexts, this volume provides state-of-the-art research on the history and use of the astrolabe throughout the Middle Ages.
Edition
in
English
- Year
- 2017
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Monograph
- Astrolabes in Medieval cultures
- Leiden : Brill, 2017
- Call number
- 41-441 (23 (2017) 1-5)
