Abner of Burgos: The Missing Link between Nasir al-Din al-Tusi and Nicolaus Copernicus?
The geometrical theorem known as the ‘Tusi couple’ was first discovered by Persian astronomer Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201–1274). The Tusi couple was believed to be discovered for Europeans by Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) and it played an important role in the development of his planetary system. I...
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Brill
2018
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Zutot
Year: 2018, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-30 |
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Astronomy
Hebrew medieval manuscript
Spain
Abner of Burgos
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