Astronomies and Cultures in Early Medieval Europe
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (817 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521778522 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 252 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book resolves that seeming contradiction by describing four active traditions of early medieval astronomy: one divided the year by observing the Sun; another computed the date of Easter Full Moon; the third determined the time for monastic prayers by watching the course of the stars; and the classical tradition of geometrical astronomy provided a framework for the cosmos. The emergence of scholarly interest after centuries of apparent stagnation seems paradoxical. But this search presupposes knowledge and interest; we only seek what we know to be valuable. These astronomical traditions motivated the search for ancient learning that led to the Scientific Renaissance of the twelfth
Its view of astronomy (or 'astronomies') in early medieval Europe stakes out a large and previously ill-defined topic for interpretation and exposition. It invites and will surely receive responses with alternate interpretations--clear proof of its value." Bruce Eastwood, Isis"well-written.Astronomies and Cultures in Early Medieval Europe will be the standard treatment of European astronomy before the coming of Aristotle and Ptolemy for the foreseeable future." American Historical Review . "McCluskey gives an interesting and informative surveythis is an interesting volume, and a work of considerable expertise." R.N. Swanson, International Journal of the Classical Tradition"This book presents strong theses, clearly explained and defended
HIGH church in the Sky Best discourse on how we have culturally arrived at both arbitrary and practical concepts on time; this book needs to be read in conjunction with Stephen Hawking's Brief History of Time. McCluskey shows the theological underpinnings for the division of days into practical sub units and t. A Very Detailed, Dense Dissertation A Customer This book is a very complete review of the use of astronomy in the early middle ages, tracing the links of classical theories to the re-birth of astronomy as a science in the twelfth century. The book is quite technical, and certainly is not for the faint of heart or those new to the con