Adelard of Bath
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Adelard of Bath was a 12th-century English scholar and early pioneer in transmitting Arabic and Greek scientific and philosophical knowledge, including mathematics and astronomy, to medieval Europe through his influential Latin translations.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adelard of Bath canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English person
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ medieval scholar ⓘ natural philosopher ⓘ philosopher ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfBirth | late 11th century ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfDeath | mid 12th century ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bath
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Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Laon
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Tours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 12th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrology
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astronomy ⓘ geometry ⓘ logic ⓘ mathematics ⓘ music theory ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arabic science
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Euclid NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek philosophy ⓘ Islamic astronomy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Latin translations of scientific texts
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early use of Arabic sources in Western scholarship ⓘ transmitting Arabic science to medieval Europe ⓘ transmitting Greek science to medieval Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
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Greek ⓘ Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainInterest | reconciling reason and authority ⓘ |
| movement | Latin translations of the 12th century ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De eodem et diverso
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De opere astrolapsus NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin translation of Euclid's Elements ⓘ Quaestiones naturales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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mathematician ⓘ philosopher ⓘ scholar ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept | priority of reason over authority ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
Islamic Spain
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Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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