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Illustration of the (Aristotelian) Cosmos
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This illustration of the (Aristotelian) cosmos appears in an eighteenth-century manuscript of Neḥmad ve-na‘im (Nice and Pleasant), David Ganz’s posthumously published book on astronomy.

Contributor:

David Ganz

Places:

Holy Roman Empire (Germany)

Date:

18th Century

Subjects:

Astronomy, Astrology, Cosmology, Illuminated manuscripts, Scholarship

Categories:

Science & Philosophy, Astronomy, Cartooning & Graphic Art
Manuscript page of concentric circles with Hebrew words and stars in the outer circles, and Hebrew text on top and bottom of page.
Sefer meyrav (Book of Abundance)
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Now the daughter of the King of the Kittim, on hearing this, became highly enraged, and she said, “Is there any room to defend the cause of these people who were lacking in wisdom and set down a…

Contributor:

Jonathan Eybeschütz

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

First Half of the 18th Century

Subjects:

Astronomy, Ecology, Theology

Categories:

Science & Philosophy, Astronomy
Ma‘aseh Tuvyah (The Story of Tuviah)
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In correctly understanding the truest theory, there were many opinions; but I will bring two…

Contributor:

Tuviah ha-Kohen

Places:

Adrianople, Ottoman Empire (Edirne, Turkey)

Date:

1707

Subjects:

Medicine, Health, Astronomy

Categories:

Science & Philosophy, Medicine, Astronomy