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A Survey of European Astronomical Tables in the Late Middle Ages

By: José Chabás,Bernard R. Goldstein

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A Survey of European Astronomical Tables in the Late Middle Ages

By: José Chabás,Bernard R. Goldstein

This is a survey of the numerous astronomical tables compiled in the late Middle Ages, which represent a major intellectual enterprise. Such tables were often the best way available at the time for transmitting precise information to the reader.

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9004230580

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Astronomy in the Iberian Peninsula

Abraham Zacut and the Transition from Manuscript to Print

By: José Chabás,Bernard R. Goldstein

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Astronomy in the Iberian Peninsula

Abraham Zacut and the Transition from Manuscript to Print

By: José Chabás,Bernard R. Goldstein

Abraham Zacut (1452-1515) of Salamanca was an outstanding intellectual figure in the Spanish Jewish community on the eve of the expulsion in 1492. His scientific work began in the 1470s, & continued in exile, in Portugal, N. Africa, & ultimately in Jerusalem. This monograph focuses on some of his important contributions to astronomy, namely, those that appear in the book published in Leiria, Portugal, in 1496, generally known as the "Almanach Perpetuum"; this publication is to be distinguished from "ha-Hibbur ha-gadol" ("The Great Composition") that Zacut composed in Hebrew in 1478. Indeed, one of the findings in the course of research for this vol. is that these are distinct works. Bibliography. Charts & tables.

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American Philosophical Society

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0871699028

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9780871699022

The Astronomy of Levi ben Gerson (1288–1344)

A Critical Edition of Chapters 1–20 with Translation and Commentary

By: Bernard R. Goldstein

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The Astronomy of Levi ben Gerson (1288–1344)

A Critical Edition of Chapters 1–20 with Translation and Commentary

By: Bernard R. Goldstein

It would seem that S. Munk was the first modern scholar to draw attention to the significance of Levi ben Gerson's Astronomy, surely the most original work on astronomy written in Hebrew in the Middle Ages. Munk (1859, p. 500) called for a specialist to undertake a serious study of this work, but there was little response to his plea in the succeeding century. Indeed, this is the first edition of the Hebrew text of any part of Levi's Astronomy but for the table of contents (Renan, 1893, pp. 624-32), and the poems celebrating the invention of the Jacob Staff that appear in chapter 9 (Carlebach, 191Oa, pp. 152-53). The text of Levi's Astronomy is written in a ponderous Hebrew style but the content sparkles with originality. The Ptolemaic tradition is subjected to a profound critique based on the idea that the planetary models must conform both to Levi's own observations as well as those of the ancients, and the claim that astronomical theory must be philosophically sound. The enduring vigor of the Ptolemaic tradition has been characterized by O. Neugebauer as fol lows: "There is no better way to convince oneself of the inner coherence of ancient and medieval astronomy than to place side by side the Almagest, al BaWini's Opus astronomicum and Copernicus's De Revolutionibus. Chapter by chapter, theorem by theorem, table by table, these works run parallel" (1957, pp. 205-6).

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461385695

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9781461385691

The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo

By: José Chabás,Bernard R. Goldstein

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The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo

By: José Chabás,Bernard R. Goldstein

The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo is for historians working in the fields of astronomy, science, the Middle Ages, Spanish and other Romance languages. It is also of interest to scholars interested in the history of Castile, in Castilian-French relations in the Middle Ages and in the history of patronage. It explores the Castilian canons of the Alfonsine Tables and offers a study of their context, language, astronomical content, and diffusion. The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo is unique in that it: includes an edition of a crucial text in history of science; provides an explanation of astronomy as it was practiced in the Middle Ages; presents abundant material on early scientific language in Castilian; presents new material on the diffusion of Alfonsine astronomy in Europe; describes the role of royal patronage of science in a medieval context.

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1402015720

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From Summetria to Symmetry: The Making of a Revolutionary Scientific Concept

By: Giora Hon,Bernard R. Goldstein

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From Summetria to Symmetry: The Making of a Revolutionary Scientific Concept

By: Giora Hon,Bernard R. Goldstein

Many literary critics seem to think that an hypothesis about obscure and remote questions of history can be refuted by a simple demand for the production of more evidence than in fact exists. The demand is as easy to make as it is impossible to satisfy. But the true test of an hypothesis, if it cannot be shown to con?ict with known truths, is the number of facts that it correlates and explains. Francis M. Cornford [1914] 1934, 220. It was in the autumn of 1997 that the research project leading to this publication began. One of us [GH], while a visiting fellow at the Center for Philosophy of Science (University of Pittsburgh), gave a talk entitled, “Proportions and Identity: The Aesthetic Aspect of Symmetry”. The presentation focused on a confusion s- rounding the concept of symmetry: it exhibits unity, yet it is often claimed to reveal a form of beauty, namely, harmony, which requires a variety of elements. In the audience was the co-author of this book [BRG] who responded with enthusiasm, seeking to extend the discussion of this issue to historical sources in earlier periods. A preliminary search of the literature persuaded us that the history of symmetry was rich in possibilities for new insights into the making of concepts. John Roche’s brief essay (1987), in which he sketched the broad outlines of the history of this concept, was particularly helpful, and led us to conclude that the subject was worthy of monographic treatment.

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140208448X

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Universal Aspects of Scientific Practice: Commitment, Methodology, and Technique

By: Giora Hon,Bernard R. Goldstein

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Universal Aspects of Scientific Practice: Commitment, Methodology, and Technique

By: Giora Hon,Bernard R. Goldstein

This book provides a unique contribution to philosophy of science from the perspective of the practice of science. It focuses on processes that generate scientific knowledge and seeks general and universal features that characterize scientific practice; features that are inherent to the practice of science. Science is an activity, and the scientist is an agent who pursues some practice, which in one way or another engages evidence. In science, claims to knowledge are typically supported by argument that engages evidence at some point in explanation, in prediction, or indeed in any mode of presenting data and its interpretation. Thus, the practice of science includes at least three elements so that an argument can be formulated: presuppositions, modes of inference, and consequences that relate to evidence. The authors discuss in detail eight cases in chronological order with which they illustrate how commitment, methodology, and technique come into play in the practice of an individual physicist or a group of researchers in the physical sciences. Each case highlights aspects of the roles these categories play in scientific practice, where the goal is to generate and extend scientific knowledge.

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Springer Nature

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3031416996

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Reflections on the Practice of Physics

James Clerk Maxwell’s Methodological Odyssey in Electromagnetism

By: Giora Hon,Bernard R. Goldstein

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Reflections on the Practice of Physics

James Clerk Maxwell’s Methodological Odyssey in Electromagnetism

By: Giora Hon,Bernard R. Goldstein

This monograph examines James Clerk Maxwell’s contributions to electromagnetism to gain insight into the practice of science by focusing on scientific methodology as applied by scientists. First and foremost, this study is concerned with practices that are reflected in scientific texts and the ways scientists frame their research. The book is therefore about means and not ends.

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Routledge

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1000030687

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Essays on Medieval Computational Astronomy

By: José Chabás Bergón,Bernard R. Goldstein

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Essays on Medieval Computational Astronomy

By: José Chabás Bergón,Bernard R. Goldstein

During the Middle Ages and early modern times tables were a most successful and economical way to present mathematical procedures and astronomical models and to facilitate computations. Before the sixteenth century astronomical models introduced by Ptolemy in Antiquity were rarely challenged, and innovation consisted in elaborating new methods for calculating planetary positions and other celestial phenomena. Essays on Medieval Computational Astronomy includes twelve articles that focus on astronomical tables, offering many examples where the meaning and purpose of such tables has been determined by careful analysis. In evaluating the work of medieval scholars we are mindful of the importance of applying criteria consistent with their own time, which may be different from those appropriate for other periods.

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9004281754

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The Astronomical Tables of Giovanni Bianchini

By: José Chabás,Bernard Goldstein

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The Astronomical Tables of Giovanni Bianchini

By: José Chabás,Bernard Goldstein

The Alfonsine Tables became the main computing tool for astronomers for about 250 years, from their compilation in Toledo ca. 1272 to the edition in 1551 of new tables based on Copernicus’s astronomical models. It consisted of a set of astronomical tables which, over time, was presented in many different formats. Giovanni Bianchini (d. after 1469), an astronomer active in Ferrara, Italy, was among the few scholars of that extended period to compile a coherent and insightful set based on the Alfonsine Tables. His tables, described and analyzed here for the first time, played a remarkable role in the transmission of the Alfonsine Tables and in their transition from manuscript to print. Medieval and Early Modern Science, 10

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9047429591

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Manual of Psychiatric Care for the Medically Ill

By: Antoinette Ambrosino Wyszynski,Bernard Wyszynski

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Manual of Psychiatric Care for the Medically Ill

By: Antoinette Ambrosino Wyszynski,Bernard Wyszynski

Manual of Psychiatric Care for the Medically Ill delivers a practical approach to accurate psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the medical-surgical setting. The editors have updated the literature reviews of their widely used 1996 American Psychiatric Publishing publication A Case Approach to Medical-Psychiatric Practice and have added easy-to-use summaries, Web resources, checklists, flowcharts, and worksheets-all designed to facilitate and teach the process of psychiatric consultation. The appended study guide makes this book even more valuable as an educational tool. Intended as a companion guide to comprehensive textbooks in psychosomatic medicine, this concise volume combines medication updates with "how-to" strategies for the psychiatric treatment of patients with cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, and pulmonary disease; gastrointestinal symptoms; delirium; HIV; hepatitis C; steroid-induced psychiatric syndromes; and organ transplantation. A special feature is the comprehensive chapter on the treatment of psychiatric illness in pregnancy. Each chapter summarizes the literature, emphasizing diagnostic and treatment considerations for patients with psychiatric symptoms and medical illnesses. Representing the work of 24 contributors, this useful, highly informative volume features Checklists, flowcharts, and worksheets that can be photocopied and brought to the patient's bedside for use during the clinical consultation. These templates help focus the information-gathering process, organize the data, and generate important documentation. Standardized assessment instruments and questionnaires, such as the Michigan Alcohol Screening Test, Delirium Rating Scale-Revised-98, and HIV Dementia Scale, which assist in consultation and evaluation. Summaries and charts of differential diagnoses to assist psychiatric consultation to medical patients, including Web addresses to access the latest information on a particular condition or treatment. A study guide in case-question-answer format for selected chapters. This volume also includes a "how-to" chapter on assessing decisional capacity, complete with a worksheet for gathering information and documenting informed consent. It also features practical reviews of psychotherapeutic issues, such as a primer for what to do when patients ask about spiritual issues. Concluding chapters present short, practical guides on addressing general psychological issues occurring in medical patients. This proven manual -- already being used to teach residents the core curriculum in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and On-Call Preparedness at Bellevue Hospital in New York City -- will be welcomed by general psychiatrists, consultation-liaison and psychosomatic medicine fellows, residents, and medical students everywhere.

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1585626880

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The Astronomical Tables of Giovanni Bianchini

By: José Chabás,Bernard Raphael Goldstein

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The Astronomical Tables of Giovanni Bianchini

By: José Chabás,Bernard Raphael Goldstein

This book describes and analyses, for the first time, the astronomical tables of Giovanni Bianchini of Ferrara (d. after 1469), explains their context, inserts them into an astronomical tradition that began in Toledo, and addresses their diffusion.

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Book's by Bernard R. Goldstein

A Survey of European Astronomical Tables in the Late Middle Ages

A Survey of European Astronomical Tables in the Late Middle Ages

Astronomy in the Iberian Peninsula

Astronomy in the Iberian Peninsula

The Astronomy of Levi ben Gerson (1288–1344)

The Astronomy of Levi ben Gerson (1288–1344)

The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo

The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo

From Summetria to Symmetry: The Making of a Revolutionary Scientific Concept

From Summetria to Symmetry: The Making of a Revolutionary Scientific Concept

Universal Aspects of Scientific Practice: Commitment, Methodology, and Technique

Universal Aspects of Scientific Practice: Commitment, Methodology, and Technique

Reflections on the Practice of Physics

Reflections on the Practice of Physics

Essays on Medieval Computational Astronomy

Essays on Medieval Computational Astronomy

The Astronomical Tables of Giovanni Bianchini

The Astronomical Tables of Giovanni Bianchini

Manual of Psychiatric Care for the Medically Ill

Manual of Psychiatric Care for the Medically Ill

The Astronomical Tables of Giovanni Bianchini

The Astronomical Tables of Giovanni Bianchini

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