期刊全称 | Alessandro Piccolomini’s Early Astronomical Works: II. An Examination of Their Scientific Content | 影响因子2023 | Elly Dekker | 视频video | | 发行地址 | Examines the works of Piccolomini, a 16th century pioneer of teaching astronomy to a wider public.Discusses the creation, use and importance of Piccolomini‘s astronomical charts.Presents a careful stu | 学科分类 | Historical & Cultural Astronomy | 图书封面 |  | 影响因子 | .This book presents the first detailed scientific examination of Alessandro Piccolomini’s two early astronomical works – .De la Sfera del Mondo. and .De le Stelle Fisse.. First published in Venice in 1540, the two treatises are amongst the earliest scientific texts written in the vernacular (Italian) and were specifically composed to make astronomical principles and practices available to a lay reader...Whereas .De la Sfera del Mondo. is essentially an updated adaptation of the theoretical astronomical material contained in Sacrobosco’s De Sphaera, this book examines his views on a number of key topics – such as precession, the motion of the solar apogee and the size and distance of the planets from Earth...The author also presents a radical reassessment of .De le Stelle Fisse., focusing on the innovative methods Piccolomini employed to create a viewer-centric approach for identifying the stars. As such, Piccolomini’s guide to the heavens should be seen as a distant forerunner of the successful genre of elementary handbooks that were developed in the late 18th century, and which remain popular with amateur stargazers even in the 21st century...The book also addresses how Piccolomin | Pindex | Book 2024 |
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