Ars Astronomica – English translations of rare Hebrew and Latin astronomy texts
Ars Astronomica A scholarly imprint producing first English translations of historical Hebrew and Latin works in astronomy, cosmology, and natural philosophy. These texts span centuries, and most have never appeared in English. One – Gersonides’ 136-chapter mathematical astronomy – was never printed and survives only in manuscript.
- ▪Ars Astronomica A scholarly imprint producing first English translations of historical Hebrew and Latin works in astronomy, cosmology, and natural philosophy.
- ▪These texts span centuries, and most have never appeared in English.
- ▪One – Gersonides’ 136-chapter mathematical astronomy – was never printed and survives only in manuscript.
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| Original publisher | Hacker News: Front Page |
| Canonical URL | https://arsastronomica.com/ |
| Publication time | Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:25:34 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-28T05:58:39.927Z |
| Last seen | 2026-07-28T05:58:39.927Z |
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| Summary source text | contentText |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
| Substitutes article? | No — link-out required for full text |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Ars Astronomica A scholarly imprint producing first English translations of historical Hebrew and Latin works in astronomy, cosmology, and natural philosophy. These texts span centuries, and most have never appeared in English. One – Gersonides’ 136-chapter mathematical astronomy – was never printed and survives only in manuscript. They cite and answer one another, addressing the same cosmological questions, yet until now no one could read them side by side in a single language. The corpus Date Author Work Source Description Translator Version 1665 Athanasius Kircher Mundus Subterraneusfootnotes Internet Archive — athanasiikircher12kirc A vast attempt to explain the whole hidden world beneath our feet. 2 c.
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