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Regiomontanus and the Revival of Astronomy in the West
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Contact: thecompletehistoryofscience@gmail.com
Twitter: @complete_sci
Music Credit: Folk Round Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Chapters
1. Regiomontanus and the Revival of Astronomy in the West (00:00:00)
2. Regiomontanus's Almanac (00:01:13)
3. Regiomontanus Early Life (00:04:05)
4. University of Vienna (00:05:35)
5. Georg Peuerbach (00:07:09)
6. Cardinal Bessarion and a new translation (00:09:57)
7. The Epitome of the Almagest (00:12:28)
8. Travelling Italy and translation (00:15:13)
9. Nuremburg and Printing (00:16:29)
10. Christopher Colombus and the Ephemerides (00:21:31)
11. Later life and death (00:24:02)
30 episodes
MP3•Episode home
Manage episode 405464164 series 3303274
Content provided by Gethin Richards. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Gethin Richards or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Contact: thecompletehistoryofscience@gmail.com
Twitter: @complete_sci
Music Credit: Folk Round Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Chapters
1. Regiomontanus and the Revival of Astronomy in the West (00:00:00)
2. Regiomontanus's Almanac (00:01:13)
3. Regiomontanus Early Life (00:04:05)
4. University of Vienna (00:05:35)
5. Georg Peuerbach (00:07:09)
6. Cardinal Bessarion and a new translation (00:09:57)
7. The Epitome of the Almagest (00:12:28)
8. Travelling Italy and translation (00:15:13)
9. Nuremburg and Printing (00:16:29)
10. Christopher Colombus and the Ephemerides (00:21:31)
11. Later life and death (00:24:02)
30 episodes
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