Langermann Ibn al-Haytham's On the Configuration of the World

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-315-51259-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: Unbekannt
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 397 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Language & Literature of the Middle East

The chief argument of this book, first published in 1990, is that Ibn al-Haytham's On the Configuration of the World is a non-technical expose of basic astronomical teachings: it was written in particular for those whose main interests were in the areas of philosophy and natural science and who, accordingly, had an interest in relating the mathematical devices employed by professional astronomers to the heavenly bodies mentioned in the philosophical literature. However, the primary reason for this publication is not the advancement of this thesis, but rather the presentation of the medieval texts themselves, normally so inaccessible to scholars and students alike.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Langermann, Y. Tzvi

Weitere Mitwirkende

Langermann, Y. Tzvi

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 1.1. Summary of On the Configuration 1.2. Al-Shukak ala Batlamyus 1.3. The Planetary Hypotheses 1.4. Predecessors and the hay'ah Tradition 1.5. The Medieval, Hebrew and Latin Translations 1.6. Our Edition and Translation 1.7. References 2. On the Configuration of the World