Adelard of Bath (Latin: Adelardus Bathensis) (c. 1080 – c. 1152) was a 12th century English scholar. He is known both for his original works and for translating many important Arabic scientific works of astrology, astronomy, philosophy and mathematics into Latin, including ancient Greek texts which only existed in Arabic form, which were then introduced to Europe. He studied at Tours, taught for a time at Laon, then travelled to Southern Italy, Syracuse in Sicily, and Antioch in Asia Minor. He had settled in Bath in England by 1122.^[1] For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... Events William I of England, in a letter, reminds the Bishop of Rome that the King of England owes him no allegiance. ... Events March 4 - Frederick I Barbarossa is elected King of the Germans Eleanor of Aquitaine has her marriage to Louis VII annulled May 18 - Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henry of Anjou Church of Ireland acknowledges Popes authority Almohad Dynasty conquers Algeria Establishment of the archbishopric of Nidaros (Trondheim), Norway... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Hand-coloured version of the anonymous Flammarion woodcut (1888). ... For other uses, see Astronomy (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation). ... For other meanings of mathematics or uses of math and maths, see Mathematics (disambiguation) and Math (disambiguation). ... Tours is a city in France, the préfecture (capital city) of the Indre-et-Loire département, on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. ... Laon is a city and commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Aisne département. ... Syracuse (Italian Siracusa, Sicilian Sarausa, Greek , Latin Syracusae) is an Italian city on the eastern coast of Sicily and the capital of the province of Syracuse. ... Sicily ( in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Antakya. ... Anatolia (Greek: ανατολη anatole, rising of the sun or East; compare Orient and Levant, by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana mother and dolu filled), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to... , Bath is a small city in Somerset, England most famous for its historic baths fed by three hot springs. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

See also

• Latin translations of the 12th century

The 12th century saw a major search by European scholars for new learning, which led them to the Arabic fringes of Europe, especially to Spain and Sicily. ...

Notes

Further reading

• Burnett, Charles, ed. and trans. (1999). Adelard of Bath, Conversations with His Nephew: On the Same and the Different, Questions on Natural Science and On Birds. With the collaboration of Italo Ronca, Pedro Mantas España, and Baudouin Van den Abeele. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-39471-6
• Burnett, Charles. (1987). Adelard of Bath: an English scientist and Arabist of the early twelfth century. Warburg Institute, University of London.
• Clagett, Marshall (1970). "Adelard of Bath". Dictionary of Scientific Biography 1. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 61-64. ISBN 0684101149. 
• Cochrane, Louise. (1995). Adelard of Bath: The First English Scientist. London: British Museum Press. paperback ISBN 0-7141-1748-X
• Haskins, Charles H. (1927). "Adelard of Bath,"pp. 20-42 in Haskins, Studies in the History of Medieval Science. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
• Thorndike, Lynn. (1923). A History of Magic and Experimental Science: During the First Thirteen Centuries of Our Era, Volume II. Columbia University Press, New York and London, 1036 pages. pp. 19-49. ISBN 0-231-08795-0

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External links

• O'Connor, John J; Edmund F. Robertson "Adelard of Bath". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.  
• Adelhard (Adelard) of Bath - Give and take reason
• Adelard of Bath Timeline from the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
• Extract from Adelard's "Very Difficult Natural Questions"