The Speculum Astronomiae and Its Enigma: Astrology, Theology and Science in Albertus Magnus and His Contemporaries

by Albertus Magnus and Paola Zambelli

The attribution of the Speculum Astronomiae to Albertus Magnus became a controversial issue only recently, when the great neo-Thomist historian Pierre Mandonnet suggested -- without any antecedents -- that the author was Roger Bacon rather than Albert. Mandonnet's theses were refuted by Lynn Thorndike and have since then been the subject of widespread discussion. The present historiographical case-study considers this debate in the light of an analysis...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792313801
• ISBN13: 9780792313809
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"