Author: Anne-Marie Lewis
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197599648
Category : Astrology and politics
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
"Celestial Inclinations: A Life of Augustus provides a new perspective on the life and career of the first Roman emperor Augustus (63 B.C.-A.D. 14) and presents the case that Augustus used his knowledge of the celestial sphere in various ways to confirm for himself and convey to others that the heavens supported his activities on earth and his inevitable greatness. The book is based on fresh assessments of relevant ancient historical, literary, astronomical, astrological, and artistic sources for the years prior to and during the life of Augustus. The book combines these sources with astronomical sky maps and astrological diagrams to offer fresh interpretations of critical events in the life of Augustus at a time when the celestial sphere had come to play an important cultural and political role. Topics include the identification of the celestial object that appeared at the ludi in honor of Caesar in 44 B.C.; the Battle of Actium; the iconography of the Tellus Relief Panel on the Ara Pacis Augustae; the Ludi Saeculares; Augustus' major building projects in Rome; and Augustus' interactions with major figures of the period such as Cicero, Caesar, Agrippa, and Antonius"--
Momus
Author: Leon Battista Alberti
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674010659
Category : Immortality
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Marsilio Ficino's Platonic evangelising was eminently successful and widely influential. His 'Platonic Theology' is one of the keys to understanding the art, thought, culture, and spirituality of the Renaissance.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674010659
Category : Immortality
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Marsilio Ficino's Platonic evangelising was eminently successful and widely influential. His 'Platonic Theology' is one of the keys to understanding the art, thought, culture, and spirituality of the Renaissance.
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 730
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 730
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A Manual of the Excellent Man
Author: Ledi Sayadaw
Publisher: Pariyatti Publishing
ISBN: 1938754948
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
The Venerable Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw wrote this manual in reply to a layperson requesting guidance in developing insight, clarification of doctrinal aspects, and how to advance from being a blind worldling to a wise and virtuous person, i.e. one who has the eye of knowledge. In clear, concise, vivid language the author explains the perfections, seven aspects of the five aggregates to be perceived, the true peace of Nibbana, how to be mindful while doing a meritorious deed, practicing the three refuges, the four types of Buddhists, and understanding the Four Noble Truths and Dependent Origination. Finally, an exhortation regarding great opportunities: human rebirth, meeting the Buddha, becoming a bhikkhu, having confidence, and hearing the Dhamma.
Publisher: Pariyatti Publishing
ISBN: 1938754948
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
The Venerable Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw wrote this manual in reply to a layperson requesting guidance in developing insight, clarification of doctrinal aspects, and how to advance from being a blind worldling to a wise and virtuous person, i.e. one who has the eye of knowledge. In clear, concise, vivid language the author explains the perfections, seven aspects of the five aggregates to be perceived, the true peace of Nibbana, how to be mindful while doing a meritorious deed, practicing the three refuges, the four types of Buddhists, and understanding the Four Noble Truths and Dependent Origination. Finally, an exhortation regarding great opportunities: human rebirth, meeting the Buddha, becoming a bhikkhu, having confidence, and hearing the Dhamma.
Platonism Unveil'd: or, an Essay concerning the notions and opinions of Plato, and some antient and modern divines his followers, etc. [By M. Souverain.]
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Languages : en
Pages : 156
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Pages : 156
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A Companion to Angels in Medieval Philosophy
Author: Tobias Hoffmann
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004183469
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This book studies medieval theories of angelology insofar as they made groundbreaking contributions to medieval philosophy. It centers on the period from Bonaventure to Ockham while also discussing some original positions by earlier thinkers.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004183469
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This book studies medieval theories of angelology insofar as they made groundbreaking contributions to medieval philosophy. It centers on the period from Bonaventure to Ockham while also discussing some original positions by earlier thinkers.
On Orbital Motion: the outlines of a system of physical astronomy
Author: Henry F A. Pratt
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Category : Orbits
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Category : Orbits
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Principles of Meteoritics
Author: E.L. Krinov
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1483184463
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Principles of Meteoritics examines the significance of meteorites in relation to cosmogony and to the origin of the planetary system. The book discusses the science of meteoritics and the sources of meteorites. Scientists study the morphology of meteorites to determine their motion in the atmosphere. The scope of such study includes all forms of meteorites, the circumstances of their fall to earth, their motion in the atmosphere, and their orbits in space. Meteoric bodies vary in sizes; in calculating their motion in interplanetary space, astronomers apply the laws of Kepler. In the region of retardation, the direction of motion of the meteoric body changes, and a break in the visible and real trajectories follows. The angle of fall of meteorites at a vertical line on the surface of the Earth measures between 20 degrees to 30 degrees. The text also discusses the Tunguska and Sikhote-alin meteorites, two gigantic meteorites that fell in the U.S.S.R. The text also discusses the chemistry, the mineralogy, the petrography, and the physical properties of meteorites. The book is suitable for astronomers, geologists, and general readers who have an interest in sky watching.
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1483184463
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Principles of Meteoritics examines the significance of meteorites in relation to cosmogony and to the origin of the planetary system. The book discusses the science of meteoritics and the sources of meteorites. Scientists study the morphology of meteorites to determine their motion in the atmosphere. The scope of such study includes all forms of meteorites, the circumstances of their fall to earth, their motion in the atmosphere, and their orbits in space. Meteoric bodies vary in sizes; in calculating their motion in interplanetary space, astronomers apply the laws of Kepler. In the region of retardation, the direction of motion of the meteoric body changes, and a break in the visible and real trajectories follows. The angle of fall of meteorites at a vertical line on the surface of the Earth measures between 20 degrees to 30 degrees. The text also discusses the Tunguska and Sikhote-alin meteorites, two gigantic meteorites that fell in the U.S.S.R. The text also discusses the chemistry, the mineralogy, the petrography, and the physical properties of meteorites. The book is suitable for astronomers, geologists, and general readers who have an interest in sky watching.
Lydgate's Reson and Sensuallyte
Author: John Lydgate
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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The Unofficial Harry Potter Vocabulary Builder
Author: Sayre Van Young
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1569757631
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1569757631
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Averroes’ Natural Philosophy and its Reception in the Latin West
Author: Paul J.J.M. Bakker
Publisher: Leuven University Press
ISBN: 946270046X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
CONTENTS Paul J.J.M BakkerIntroduction Cristina CeramiL’éternel par soi Jean-Baptiste BrenetAlexandre d’Aphrodise ou le matérialiste malgré lui Dag Nikolaus HasseAverroes’ Critique of Ptolemy and Its Reception by John of Jandun andAgostino Nifo Silvia DonatiIs Celestial Motion a Natural Motion? Cecilia TrifogliThe Reception of Averroes’ View on Motion in the Latin West Edith Dudley SyllaAverroes and Fourteenth-Century Theories of Alteration Craig MartinProvidence and Seventeenth-Century Attacks on Averroes Bibliography Index Codicum Manu ScriptorumIndex Nominum
Publisher: Leuven University Press
ISBN: 946270046X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
CONTENTS Paul J.J.M BakkerIntroduction Cristina CeramiL’éternel par soi Jean-Baptiste BrenetAlexandre d’Aphrodise ou le matérialiste malgré lui Dag Nikolaus HasseAverroes’ Critique of Ptolemy and Its Reception by John of Jandun andAgostino Nifo Silvia DonatiIs Celestial Motion a Natural Motion? Cecilia TrifogliThe Reception of Averroes’ View on Motion in the Latin West Edith Dudley SyllaAverroes and Fourteenth-Century Theories of Alteration Craig MartinProvidence and Seventeenth-Century Attacks on Averroes Bibliography Index Codicum Manu ScriptorumIndex Nominum