“To know the exact position of the sun on the celestial sphere at any moment is a matter of very great importance in Rabbinical Astronomy, because such knowledge enables one to find by easy— if rather complicated—mathematics the exact position of the moon at that moment.”
Feldman’s work investigates the extent of the mathematical and astronomical knowledge of the Rabbis of the Babylonian and Palestinian Talmud and serves as an explanatory commentary to the various related passages found in the Talmud and its commentaries and particularly to Maimonides' "Kiddush Hachodesh."
Author: W. M. Feldman
Title: Rabbinical Mathematics and Astronomy
Edition: Second, American Edition
Published: New York: Hermon Press, 1965
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 232p
Condition: Good condition dust jacket with edge wear, moderate chipping, light damp-staining, and toning—in new dust jacket cover. Boards and spine very clean with mild bumping to corners and crushing at spine ends. Binding solid and square. Pages toned.
Comments: Scarce copy with dust jacket
