Philosophy 167: Class 2 - Part 2 - Islamic Astronomy: The Standard Story.
Smith, George E. (George Edwin), 1938-
2014-09-09
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Synopsis: Places the publication of Copernicus' De Revolutionibus in light of the printing press; stresses that the printing press transformed higher learning; reviews how ancient learning came into western Europe via Islam; discusses the rise of the universities, textbooks, and a translation of the Almagest.
Opening line: "All right. Now, I'm not going to put up a slide immediately because ... read moreI don't have an appropriate slide to discuss with this right away."
