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Bernard R. Goldstein

Author of The Astronomical Tables of Giovanni Bianchini

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Image credit: Bernard R. Goldstein [credit: University of Pittsburgh]

Works by Bernard R. Goldstein

The Astronomical Tables of Giovanni Bianchini (2009) 8 copies

The astronomy of Levi ben Gerson (1288-1344) : a critical edition of chapters 1-20 with translation and commentary (1985) — Translator — 7 copies

A Survey of European Astronomical Tables in the Late Middle Ages (2012) 6 copies

Levi Ben Gerson's Prognostication for the Conjunction of 1345 (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society) (1990) 4 copies

Essays on Medieval Computational Astronomy (Time, Astronomy, and Calendars) (2014) 4 copies

Theory and Observation in Ancient and Mediaeval Astronomy (1985) 2 copies

The Astronomical Tables of Levi Ben Gerson, Transaction 45 (1974) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Jews: Their Role in Civilization (1971) — Contributor — 64 copies

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Canonical name: Goldstein, Bernard R.
Legal name: Goldstein, Bernard Raphael
Other names: Goldshṭain, Barukh Refaʼel
Goldstein, B. R.
Birthdate: 1938-01-29
Gender: male
Education: Brown University
Occupations: historian of astronomy
historian of mathematics
historian of science
Organizations: University of Pittsburgh
American Academy for Jewish Research
Institute for Research in Classical Philosophy and Science
Awards and honors: Guggenheim Fellowship (1975)
Nationality: USA
Associated Place (for map): USA

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Works: 7
Also by: 1
Members: 32
Popularity: #430,837
Rating: ½ 4.5

ISBNs: 12

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