The Speculum Astronomiae and Its Enigma

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    PAOLA ZAMBELLI

    THE SPECULUM ASTRONOM IAE

    AN D ITS ENIGM A

    Astrology, TheologyandScience

    in Albertus Magnus

    and

    his

    ontemporaries

    KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS

    DORDRECHT BOSTON LONDON

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Editorial Preface IX

    Preface XI

    P A R T I

    A HISTORIOGRAPHICAL CASE STUDY 1

    Chapter One / Mandonnet, the

    Speculum Astronomiae

    and the Con-

    dem nation of 1277 3

    Chapter Two / Further Condemnations, Debates and 'Consulta-

    tiones' 11

    Chapter Three / Mandonnet's Hypothesis: Acquiescence and

    Doubts 25

    Chapter Four / Thorndike's Consistency. His Researches on the

    Speculum Astronomiaefrom 1923 to 1955 33

    PART II

    DISCU SSION S OF ASTRONOMY AT THE TIME OF ALBERT 4 3

    Chapter Five / Albert's

    Auctoritas :

    Con tempo raries and Collabora-

    tors 45

    Chapter Six / Astrology in the Early Dominican School and Gerard

    ofFeltre 51

    Chap ter Seven / Astrology in Alb ert's U ndisp uted W orks 61

    Chapter Eight / Are D eaf and Du m b Stars and Their M overs at

    the Origins of Modern Science? Another Historiographical Case-

    study 75

    Chapter Nine / Not the Heavens, but God Alone Is Endowed with

    Life and the Star s Are Simply H is Instru m ents 83

    Chapter Ten / Divine Providence and the Meaning of Interroga-

    tiones 95

    VII

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    VIII

    PARTIII

    TRADITIONS, COLLECTIONS AND HERITAGE

    103

    Chapter Eleven / Albert's Biblionomia 105

    Cha pter Twelve/The L iterary TraditionoftheSpeculum and ItsRole

    asa Reference Book 113

    Conclusion 121

    Notes 127

    ALBERTUSMAGNUS:Speculwn Astronomiae

    (Latin text established

    by S

    Caroti,

    M

    Pereira,

    S

    Zamponi

    and

    P.

    Zambelli. 203

    English translation byC F S Burnett, K Lippincott, D Pingree

    and P. Zambelli.

    204

    Abbreviations and List of Manuscripts)

    206

    Historical Com mentaryby S Caroti, M. Pereira,S Zamponi andP

    Zambelli: Sourcesofth e Speculum Astronomiae 274

    Bibliography

    1.

    Printed Primary Sources 307

    2.

    Secondary Literature 311

    IndexofNames 335

    IndexofManu scripts 351