Scandalous Error: Calendar Reform and Calendrical Astronomy in Medieval Europe

ISBN-13: 9780198799559 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 384 str.

C. Philipp E. Nothaft

Opis

The first comprehensive study on the history of calendar reform and calendrical astronomy in medieval Europe, this volume draws on a range of sources over a period of more than 1600 years, from the Julian calendar of 46/45 BC to the Gregorian calendar reform of 1582, to shed new light on the place of astronomy in medieval intellectual culture.

Recenzje

This essential volume reworks the well-established framework of medieval computus, providing a richer understanding of the place of the calendar in medieval astronomy. It belongs in every library that collects in medieval history or the history of science.

O autorze

C. Philipp E. Nothaft studied modern history, ancient history, and philosophy at the University of Munich, leaving with a PhD in modern history in 2011. He has since held positions at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, at University College London, and at the Warburg Institute (University of London). He is currently a post-doctoral research fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. His past publications include three books and about forty articles, most of them revolving around the history of calendars, chronology, and astronomy in medieval and early modern Europe.