| Author |
B. Barry Levy. |
| Imprint |
Montreal, Canada, 1990. 140 pp., illustrations: 16 col., 93 b&w, 28 × 21.5 cm. English. |
| ISBN |
0773507914 |
| Location |
David M. Stewart Museum (8 May–9 September 1990) |
| Description |
The Jewish contribution to the history of science, with individual sections dedicated to: astronomy, mathematics and geometry, general science, medicine, science and religious ritual (including circumcision), and geography and cartography. Foreword by Irwin Litvack. Preface by Mrs. David M. Stewart. Introductory essay “Of Whirlwinds and Crucibles” (B. Barry Levy). Full descriptive entries. 169 items. |
| main keywords |
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTSMEDICINEPRINTED BOOKS |
| minor keywords |
AstrolabesAstronomy/AstrologyCairo GenizahCalendarsCircumcisionDead Sea ScrollsEvronotHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th CHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Spain, 12th–14th CIncantation bowlsZodiac signs |