Gerard of Cremona
Published: September 6, 2006, 9:55 pm
Updated: September 6, 2006, 9:55 pm
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Gerard of Cremona (c.1114-1187), a prolific Arabic translator whose Latin translations in the sciences introduced the ideas of the more advanced Greek and Arab world to an intellectually impoverished Europe during the Middle Ages. Over a period of forty years, Gerard translated about eighty works from Arabic to Latin. Some of these translations were of Arabic works while others were of Greek works, which had been translated into Arabic. Most famous of these was Ptolemy's Almagest, for which no Latin translations existed at the time.
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Gherard Biography (University of St. Andrews, Scotland, School of Mathematics and Statistics)
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "Gerard of Cremona". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth September 6, 2006; Last revised Date September 6, 2006; Retrieved May 18, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Gerard_of_Cremona>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Gerard of Cremona (c.1114-1187), a prolific Arabic translator whose Latin translations in the sciences introduced the ideas of the more advanced Greek and Arab world to an intellectually impoverished Europe during the Middle Ages. Over a period of forty years, Gerard translated about eighty works from Arabic to Latin. Some of these translations were of Arabic works while others were of Greek works, which had been translated into Arabic. Most famous of these was Ptolemy's Almagest, for which no Latin translations existed at the time.
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Gherard Biography (University of St. Andrews, Scotland, School of Mathematics and Statistics)
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