Debating the Stars in the Italian Renaissance

Debating the Stars in the Italian Renaissance
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9789004442276
ISBN-13 : 9004442278
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Download or read book Debating the Stars in the Italian Renaissance written by Ovanes Akopyan and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the astrological controversies that arose in Renaissance Italy in the wake of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola’s Disputationes adversus astrologiam divinatricem, published in 1496.


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