Patrick J Boner
Biographic Data
| ID | 1141821 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patrick J Boner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patrick J |
| FAMILY NAME | Boner |
| SIGNATURE | BONER P J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Tycho Brahe and the Measure of the Heavens
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The Astronomer and the Witch
Statesman and Scholar
INTRODUCTIONBetter known in his own day as Bavarian Chancellor, Johann Georg Herwart von Hohenburg (1553-1622) was also patron and scholar of major significance. More than a scientific intermediary who spread ideas of others,1 Herwart won renown for his original work in several areas of study. His publications and surviving papers testify to his talents as a connoisseur of law and ancient languages, mathematician and chronologer,2 while his exten…
Influences
Mary Quinlan-McGrath. Influences: Art, Optics, and Astrology in the Italian Renaissance. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2013. xi + 284 pp. + 6 color pls. $35. ISBN: 978–0–226–92284–3. - Volume 66 Issue 4
Beached Whales and Priests of God
This essay examines the cometary theory of Johannes Kepler and his claim that an “ethereal spirit” could lead a comet to appear at a providential place and time. In his account of the comet of 1607, Kepler suggested that a spirit served as a navigational principle that steered the comet on a particular course. I argue that this principle was an extension of Kepler’s celestial physics and part of his larger conception of causes at work in the heav…
From Earth-Bound to Satellite
Alison D. Morrison-Low, Sven Dupré, Stephen Johnston, and Giorgio Strano, eds. From Earth-Bound to Satellite: Telescopes, Skills and Networks. History of Science and Medicine Library 23; Scientific Instruments and Collections 2. Leiden: Brill, 2012. xxix + 266 pp. + 13 color pls. $136. ISBN: 978–90–04–21150–6. - Volume 65 Issue 4
Der Streit um das kopernikanische Weltsystem im 17. Jahrhundert. Galileo Galileis Akkommodationstheorie und ihre historischen Hintergründe. Quellen—Kommentare—Übersetzungen
De Gruyter and Brill have joined forces to form De Gruyter Brill, a leading academic publisher in the humanities and beyond. To mark the occasion, a new corporate website has been launched today at degruyterbrill.com
Cornelius Gemma
Hiro Hirai, ed. Cornelius Gemma: Cosmology, Medicine and Natural Philosophy in Renaissance Louvain. Bruniana & Campanelliana, Ricerche filosofiche e materiali storico-testuali: Supplementi 24, Studi 10. Pisa: Fabrizio Serra Editore, 2008. 154 pp. index. append. illus. 荤34. ISBN: 978–88–6227–118–9. - Volume 63 Issue 1
De l'utilite de l'harmonie
Natacha Fabbri. De l'utilite de l'harmonie: Filosofia, scienza e musica in Mersenne, Descartes e Galileo. Studi 12. Pisa: Edizioni della Normale, 2008. xvi + 314 pp. index. bibl. €25. ISBN: 978–88–7642–321–5. - Volume 62 Issue 4
Die unanständige Gelehrtenrepublik
Martin Mulsow. Die unanständige Gelehrtenrepublik: Wissen, Libertinage und Kommunikation in der Frühen Neuzeit. Stuttgart: Verlag J. B. Metzler, 2007. xi + 260 pp. index. illus. €29.95. ISBN: 978–3–476–02182–3. - Volume 62 Issue 2
Bearing the Heavens
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Life in the Liquid Fields
Galileo’s Astrology
Nicholas Campion and Nick Kollerstrom, eds. Galileo’s Astrology. Vol. 7, no. 1 of Culture and Cosmos. Bristol: Cinnabar Books, 2003. viii + 176 pp. append. illus. tbls. $30. ISBN: 1-898485-09-7. - Volume 59 Issue 1
Cosmologia e armonia in Kepler e Mersenne
Natacha Fabbri. Cosmologia e armonia in Kepler e Mersenne: Contrappunto a due voci sul tema dell’ Harmonice mundi. Biblioteca di “nuncius” Studi e testi 50. Florence : Leo S. Olschki, 2003. 280 pp. index.illus. tbls. bibl. €28. ISBN: 88-222-5302-7. - Volume 58 Issue 3
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Cosmologia e armonia in Kepler e Mersenne
Natacha Fabbri. Cosmologia e armonia in Kepler e Mersenne: Contrappunto a due voci sul tema dell’ Harmonice mundi. Biblioteca di “nuncius” Studi e testi 50. Florence : Leo S. Olschki, 2003. 280 pp. index.illus. tbls. bibl. €28. ISBN: 88-222-5302-7. - Volume 58 Issue 3
Galileo’s Astrology
Nicholas Campion and Nick Kollerstrom, eds. Galileo’s Astrology. Vol. 7, no. 1 of Culture and Cosmos. Bristol: Cinnabar Books, 2003. viii + 176 pp. append. illus. tbls. $30. ISBN: 1-898485-09-7. - Volume 59 Issue 1
Bearing the Heavens
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Life in the Liquid Fields
De l'utilite de l'harmonie
Natacha Fabbri. De l'utilite de l'harmonie: Filosofia, scienza e musica in Mersenne, Descartes e Galileo. Studi 12. Pisa: Edizioni della Normale, 2008. xvi + 314 pp. index. bibl. €25. ISBN: 978–88–7642–321–5. - Volume 62 Issue 4
Die unanständige Gelehrtenrepublik
Martin Mulsow. Die unanständige Gelehrtenrepublik: Wissen, Libertinage und Kommunikation in der Frühen Neuzeit. Stuttgart: Verlag J. B. Metzler, 2007. xi + 260 pp. index. illus. €29.95. ISBN: 978–3–476–02182–3. - Volume 62 Issue 2
Der Streit um das kopernikanische Weltsystem im 17. Jahrhundert. Galileo Galileis Akkommodationstheorie und ihre historischen Hintergründe. Quellen—Kommentare—Übersetzungen
De Gruyter and Brill have joined forces to form De Gruyter Brill, a leading academic publisher in the humanities and beyond. To mark the occasion, a new corporate website has been launched today at degruyterbrill.com
Cornelius Gemma
Hiro Hirai, ed. Cornelius Gemma: Cosmology, Medicine and Natural Philosophy in Renaissance Louvain. Bruniana & Campanelliana, Ricerche filosofiche e materiali storico-testuali: Supplementi 24, Studi 10. Pisa: Fabrizio Serra Editore, 2008. 154 pp. index. append. illus. 荤34. ISBN: 978–88–6227–118–9. - Volume 63 Issue 1
Beached Whales and Priests of God
This essay examines the cometary theory of Johannes Kepler and his claim that an “ethereal spirit” could lead a comet to appear at a providential place and time. In his account of the comet of 1607, Kepler suggested that a spirit served as a navigational principle that steered the comet on a particular course. I argue that this principle was an extension of Kepler’s celestial physics and part of his larger conception of causes at work in the heav…
From Earth-Bound to Satellite
Alison D. Morrison-Low, Sven Dupré, Stephen Johnston, and Giorgio Strano, eds. From Earth-Bound to Satellite: Telescopes, Skills and Networks. History of Science and Medicine Library 23; Scientific Instruments and Collections 2. Leiden: Brill, 2012. xxix + 266 pp. + 13 color pls. $136. ISBN: 978–90–04–21150–6. - Volume 65 Issue 4
Influences
Mary Quinlan-McGrath. Influences: Art, Optics, and Astrology in the Italian Renaissance. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2013. xi + 284 pp. + 6 color pls. $35. ISBN: 978–0–226–92284–3. - Volume 66 Issue 4
Statesman and Scholar
INTRODUCTIONBetter known in his own day as Bavarian Chancellor, Johann Georg Herwart von Hohenburg (1553-1622) was also patron and scholar of major significance. More than a scientific intermediary who spread ideas of others,1 Herwart won renown for his original work in several areas of study. His publications and surviving papers testify to his talents as a connoisseur of law and ancient languages, mathematician and chronologer,2 while his exten…
The Astronomer and the Witch
Tycho Brahe and the Measure of the Heavens
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