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Solomon ben Abraham Avigdor
14th Century–15th Century
Born in Provence, Solomon ben Abraham Avigdor was a translator and physician. By the time he reached his teen years, he was already translating scientific works from Latin into Hebrew, including a translation of Arnauld de Villeneuve's work, De Judiciis Astronomiæ (On the Judgement of the Stars) at the age of 15. His translations were popular with later Hebrew scholars, who relied on them for Latin knowledge.
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Illustration of an Armillary Sphere
This illustration of an armillary sphere is from a treatise on astronomy, Sefer mareh ha-ofanim (The Appearance of the Heavenly Beings), by Solomon ben Abraham Avigdor. The treatise was mostly a…
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Astronomical Illustration
This diagram of the cosmos is from a treatise on astronomy, Sefer mareh ha-ofanim (The Appearance of the Heavenly Beings), by Solomon ben Abraham Avigdor. The treatise was mostly a translation of…