Fwd: medieval astronomy (was: Georg of Peuerbach)

2012-02-17 Thread John Schilke
In reference to the 1st Œcumenical Council (of Nicæa, 325), one very important agenda item and decision was setting the rule for determining the date of Easter. (Just for completeness) John John Schilke, MD jfs...@ipinc.net --- https://l

Re: medieval astronomy (was: Georg of Peuerbach)

2012-02-16 Thread Roger Bailey
ot;Roger Bailey" ; "Sundial List" Cc: "Frank King" Subject: Re: medieval astronomy (was: Georg of Peuerbach) Dear Roger, Sara's message merits serious study! We here in Europe weren't totally asleep in medieval times or even in the so-called dark ages

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2012-02-16 Thread nicolasever...@libero.it
was referring to the transmission of scientific knowledge in the high medieval time, when Severino Boezio and Beda Venerabilis was only little "river"... (VI-X th century).Nicola Messaggio originale Da: bergg...@sfu.ca Data: 16/02/2012 2.44 A: Ogg: Re: Re: R: Georg of

Re: Re: R: Georg of Peuerbach

2012-02-15 Thread Len Berggren
made ​​their great work of > saving... > > Nicola > > > Messaggio originale > Da: schalda...@aol.com > Data: 15/02/2012 17.19 > A: , > Ogg: Re: R: Georg of Peuerbach > > > Dear Nicola et al. > Johannes Hommilius oder Johannes Hommel (See f. i. in t

Re: medieval astronomy (was: Georg of Peuerbach)

2012-02-15 Thread Kevin Karney
Sara wrote By the third century BC there were so many of them that people complain about having to run their lives by these blasted timepieces. I guess this is her source Titus Maccius Plautus 254 - 184 BC - a influential Roman playwright of comedies - is quoted, in 'Attic Nights' by Aulus

Re: medieval astronomy (was: Georg of Peuerbach)

2012-02-15 Thread Frank King
Dear Roger, Sara's message merits serious study! We here in Europe weren't totally asleep in medieval times or even in the so-called dark ages following the Fall of Rome. [A fair proportion of Europe seems to be falling asleep just now but that's not the period you are referring to :-) ] There

medieval astronomy (was: Georg of Peuerbach)

2012-02-15 Thread Schechner, Sara
ailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of JOHN DAVIS Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 5:11 AM To: Sundial List; Roger Bailey Subject: Re: Georg of Peuerbach Dear Roger et al, I don't think the later middle ages were quite as dark in Europe as you suggest. Science did make some progre

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2012-02-15 Thread nicolasever...@libero.it
of saving...Nicola Messaggio originale Da: schalda...@aol.com Data: 15/02/2012 17.19 A: , Ogg: Re: R: Georg of Peuerbach Dear Nicola et al. Johannes Hommilius oder Johannes Hommel (See f. i. in the German Wikipedia) was not an unknown German scholar. For me it is also problematic t

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2012-02-15 Thread schaldachk
Betreff: R: Georg of Peuerbach Hi Roger, I recently posted on my website a review of the book of Bartholomaeus Scultetus: "Gnomonice, de Solariis...", 1572. Scultetus writes in his introduction to some interesting historical information. One of these quotes George Peurbach as the a

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2012-02-15 Thread Reinhold Kriegler
<http://www.ta-dip.de/dies-und-das.html> http://www.ta-dip.de/dies-und-das.html -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] Im Auftrag von JOHN DAVIS Gesendet: Mittwoch, 15. Februar 2012 11:11 An: Sundial List; Roger Bailey Betreff: Re

Re: Georg of Peuerbach

2012-02-15 Thread JOHN DAVIS
ey wrote: From: Roger Bailey Subject: Georg of Peuerbach To: "Sundial List" Date: Wednesday, 15 February, 2012, 5:43 I have been looking at the renaissance, the coming of age of science in general and sundial science in particular in Europe. The dark ages were just that, wint

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2012-02-14 Thread nicolasever...@libero.it
rst printed books.The bestNicola Severinolook the new february uptades adhttp://www.nicolaseverino.it Messaggio originale Da: rtbai...@telus.net Data: 15/02/2012 6.43 A: "Sundial List" Ogg: Georg of Peuerbach I have been looking at the renaissance, the coming of

Georg of Peuerbach

2012-02-14 Thread Roger Bailey
I have been looking at the renaissance, the coming of age of science in general and sundial science in particular in Europe. The dark ages were just that, winter, a survival regime for intellectual thought and physical existence. With the renaissance things changed, like blossoms in the spring o