Penn Library's LJS 476 - [Yesod ʻolam]. (Video Orientation)
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Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies (SIMS): Videos
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Astronomy--Early works to 1800
Astronomy Medieval
Jewish astronomy--Early works to 1800
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Astrophysics and Astronomy
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
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Astronomy Medieval
Jewish astronomy--Early works to 1800
Codices
Diagrams
Treatises
Manuscripts Hebrew--15th century
Manuscripts Renaissance
Astrophysics and Astronomy
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Renaissance Studies
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youtube
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2023-03-01
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Video Orientation to the University of Pennsylvania Library's LJS 476, a partial copy of an introduction to astronomy. Manuscript text is divided in 3 books, with the first book addressing geometry and trigonometry; the second, the structure and position of the Earth; and the third, the movement of the sun and moon and equinoxes and eclipses. The fourth book of the text, on the application of astronomy to the Jewish calendar, and the fifth book, containing canon tables, are not present in this manuscript. Written in Spain or Italy, ca. 1460. Record on Franklin, with link to a digital copy: https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9958580733503681 Record on Internet Archive, with a link to PDF: https://archive.org/details/ljs476