Zdrowie i choroba w „Księdze instruktażu w zakresie elementów sztuki astrologicznej” Al-Biruniego
Health and Disease in Al-Biruni’s „Book of Instruction in the Elements of the Astrological Art”

Summary/Abstract: Al-Biruni is one of the key figures of the scientific world in the Middle Ages. An erudite man who worked in many disciplines, including mathematics, astronomy, law, history, geodesy, etc., he was also an excellent astrologer who left a rich scientific legacy. Unfortunately, most of his works were not translated into Latin, which meant that he was not a well-known figure in the Christian culture of the Middle Ages. Likewise, his scientific works remained unknown, among them The Book of Instruction in the Elements of the Astrological Art. In this work, Al-Biruni presents the basics of astrology as well as issues from the disciplines included in the quadrivium, thus demonstrating his scientific competence as a medieval astrologer. He also addresses here the key issues of astrology, without overlooking those of particular relevance to every human being, that is, health and disease, which is the main concern of Sylwia Konarska-Zimnicka’s article.

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