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Field name	Details
Dewey Class	510.9
Title	Stephen of Pisa and Antioch: Liber Mamonis ([EBook]) : An Introduction to Ptolemaic Cosmology and Astronomy from the Early Crusader States / by Dirk Grupe.
Author	Grupe, Dirk
Other name(s)	SpringerLink (Online service)
Publication	Cham : Springer International Publishing , 2019.
Physical Details	XI, 439 pages : 37 illus. : online resource.
Series	Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences
ISBN	9783030192341
Summary Note	This volume aims to make Stephen of Pisa and Antioch’s work on the celestial sciences accessible to a wider readership, providing not just the text but a translation and introduction as well. The edition is based on the only known manuscript of the Liber Mamonis, MS Cambrai, Médiathèque d’Agglomération, A 930. It is split into two parts: the first provides an extensive introduction to Stephen and his work, while the second features the edition and translation. A comprehensive glossary and collection of photographs of plates are also included. .:
Contents note	Preface -- I. Introduction -- 1. Studies in Arabic Astronomy in the Early Crusader States -- 2. The Liber Mamonis, its author and his Main Source -- 3. Stephen's Version of On the Configuration -- 4. The Content and Purpose of Stephen's Commentary -- 5. Stephen's Astronomical Sources and his Los Regule Canonis -- II. Edition & Translation -- Book I -- Book II -- Book III -- Book IV -- A. Glossary -- B. Plates.
System details note	Online access to this digital book is restricted to subscription institutions through IP address (only for SISSA internal users).
Internet Site	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19234-1
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology . Astronomy - History . Astrophysics . History . History of Mathematical Sciences . Mathematics - History . Authors: author . Grupe, Dirk . Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service) . Series: Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences . Classification: 510.9 .

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