Latin treatises on comets between 1238 and 1368 A.D
1950, First Edition. [Chicago] : University of Chicago Press. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked red cloth boards, with panel edges and endbands showing minor wear. Light foxing to edges and prelims. Remains well-preserved overall; internally strong and clean. Item #477962
Series; Corpus of medieval scientific texts ; 3. Physical description; ix, 274 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Texts in Latin or English. "Third of a corpus of medieval scientific texts sponsored jointly by The Mediaeval Academy of America and The University of Chicago." Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Anonymous work in sixteen chapters composed in Spain about A.D. 1238 – Albertus Magnus on comets: English translation – Thomas Aquinas on comets: English translation – Aegidius of Lessines on comets – Gerard de Silteo (Feltre?) on comets – Peter of Limoges on the comet of 1299 – Judgment concerning the comet of 1301 – Geoffrey of Meaux on the comet of 1315 – Geoffrey of Meaux on the solar eclipse of March, 1337 – Geoffrey of Meaux on the comet of 1337 – Anonymous treatise on the comet of 1338 – John of Legnano on the comet of 1368. Subjects; Comets – Early works to 1800. Astronomy, Medieval – 13th-14th centuries.
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