Ordering the heavens Roman astronomy and cosmology in the Carolingian renaissance / by Bruce S. Eastwood.
| Author/creator | Eastwood, Bruce |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, |
| Description | xxii, 452 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | History of science and medicine library ; v. 4 Medieval and early modern science ; v. 8 |
| Contents | Introduction -- Macrobius's Commentary on Scipio's dream : its Carolingian uses for astronomy and cosmology -- Pliny the Elder's Natural history : encyclopedia for Carolingian astronomy and cosmology -- Martianus Capella's synopsis of astronomy in The marriage of philology and Mercury and its major Carolingian commentaries -- Using Calcidius's Commentarius in Carolingian astronomy -- Carolingian diagrams for astronomy and cosmology. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [433]-446) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2007024765 2009502227 |
| ISBN | 9789004161863 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9004161864 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |