Astronomy in the Iberian Peninsula: Abraham Zacut and the Transition from Manuscript to Print Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 90. P

by José Chabás and 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";...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871699028
• ISBN13: 9780871699022
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
• Length: 196 Pages