0385995 - ASÚ 2013 RIV IT eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Hadrava, Petr - Hadravová, Alena
Ancient Greek Tradition in Arabic and Christian Celestial Globes.
Third Conference on Cultural Astronomy. Campobasso: University of Molise, 2012 - (Badolati, E.), s. 77-85. ISBN 9788867350285.
[Conference on Cultural Astronomy /3./. Campobasso (IT), 08.11.2011-08.11.2011]
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GAP405/11/0034
Institutional support: RVO:67985815 ; RVO:68378114
Keywords : celestial globes * iconography of constellations
Subject RIV: BN - Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics, Astrophysics; AB - History (USD-C)

Generally, the ancient Greek knowledge of astronomy including the mythological motifs of constellation iconography was accepted by Arabic culture which mediated it to the Christian Europe. However, our recent investigation of the 13th cent. celestial globe belonging formerly to Czech Kings revealed that it follows directly the ancient Greek tradition.
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