Isbn: 9780262123082 - the book of michael of rhodes, volume 3 - studies: a fifteenth-century maritime manuscript (8 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. Essays explore the world of Michael of Rhodes, examining the historical context, the discovery of his manuscript, and Michael's knowledge of mathematics, shipbuilding, navigation, and other topics. Editor(s): Long, Pamela O.; McGee, David; Stahl, Alan M. Num Pages: 384 pages, 86 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1592. . 2009. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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Gebunden. Zustand: New. Pamela O. Long is an independent historian who has published widely in medieval and Renaissance history of science and technology.Pamela O. Long is an independent historian who has published widely in medieval and Renaissance history of science and .

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Essays explore the world of Michael of Rhodes, examining the historical context, the discovery of his manuscript, and Michael's knowledge of mathematics, shipbuilding, navigation, and other topics.In the fifteenth century, a Venetian mariner, Michael of Rhodes, wrote and illustrated a text describing his experiences in the Venetian merchant and military fleets. He included a treatise on commercial mathematics and treatments of contemporary shipbuilding practices, navigation, calendrical systems, and astrological ideas. This manuscript, "lost," or at least in unknown hands for over 400 years, has never been published or translated in its entirety until now. In volume 3, nine experts, including the editors, discuss the manuscript, its historical context, and its scholarly importance. Their essays examine the Venetian maritime world of the fifteenth century, Michael's life, the discovery of the manuscript, the mathematics in the book, the use of illustration, the navigational directions, Michael's knowledge of shipbuilding in the Venetian context, and the manuscript's extensive calendrical material.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. The Book of Michael of Rhodes | A Fifteenth-Century Maritime Manuscript | Pamela O. Long | Buch | The Book of Michael of Rhodes | Einband - fest (Hardcover) | Englisch | 2009 | MIT Press Ltd | EAN 9780262123082 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.…