1st Edition
Scientific Weather Forecasting In The Middle Ages The Writings of Al-Kindi
592 Pages
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Routledge
592 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 1999. Man has always tried to find effective ways to predict the weather. Simple predictions from meteorological phenomena or from the constellations rising in the sky can be found attributed to Aristotle, and in Varro, Pliny, Ptolemy, and the parapêgmata of Classical times. However, the particular cultural situation of Baghdad in the mid-ninth century encouraged the production... Read more
SCIENTIFIC WEATHER FORECASTING IN THE MIDDLE AGES 1 Al-Kindi and the History of Weather Forecasting 2 The Texts 3 The Hebrew Tradition 4 The Latin Tradition AL-KINDI LETTER I; AL-KINDI LETTER II; LATIN TRANSLATION (DE MUTATIONE TEMPORUM); COMMENTARY
Biography
Gerrit Bos is Professor and Chairholder in Jewish Studies at the Martin Buber Institute, University of Cologne. Charles Burnett is Professor in the History of the Islamic Influences in Europe at the Warburg Institute, University of London.
