Elements of Astronomy (Alfraganus)
Elementa Astronomica, Arabicè et Latinè (Alfraganus)
al-Farghani (Alfraganus); Jacob Golius (ed.)
Latin
1669
580 pages
First Complete Translation
Only partial translations or excerpts exist. This is the first complete English translation.
Al-Farghani's 'Elementa Astronomica' (specifically the 1669 edition edited by Jacob Golius) is a foundational text of medieval Islamic astronomy. While the original Arabic text has been translated into English in modern scholarly contexts (e.g., by Richard Lorch or in studies of medieval science), there is no evidence of a complete English translation of the specific 1669 Latin edition edited by Golius. The Golius edition is a distinct scholarly work containing the Latin translation and extensive commentary, which remains untranslated in its entirety.
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Al-Farghani maps the heavens and the Earth with the precision of a medieval master. This text reveals how ancient scientists calculated the size of the universe and why they viewed the Earth as a spherical point within it.
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