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Le “Tuyau” de Gerbert, ou la légende savante de l'astronome: origines, thèmes, échos contemporains (avec un appendice critique) (2013)

Micrologus: Natura, Scienze e Società Medievali
Volume: 21
Pages: 243--276
Publication date: 2013
Language: French

Publication Date: 2013
Edition Details: Article in a special issue, “Mittelalterliche Legenden von Philosophen und Gelehrten / The Medieval Legends of Philosophers and Scholars”

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Telescopes Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture Experiments and experimentation Manuscripts Methodology of science; scientific method 12th century Medieval 19th century 13th century Sylvester II, Pope

According to an erudite legend, Gerbert of Aurillac had carried some extraordinary scientific experiments.The roots of that legend can be traced back to the Middle Ages; however, it is not before the nineteenth century that the fame of an astronome well ahead of his time was revived in Auvergne. At that time, Gerbert was credited with the invention of a `pipe' considered as a predecessor of the telescope. That object gave him a considerable bibliographical fortune. The attribution of a De utilitatibus astrolabii to Gerbert offered by some twelfth and thirteenth century manuscripts can be considered as a part of the same trend aiming at justifying a universally acknowledged talent with the help of some precise and concrete data.Two recent examples concerning Gerbert's alleged connections with Arabic science make use of the `pipe' to foster the attribution of the De utilitatibus astrolabii.We can evaluate those studies with the help of the notion of `critical legend'. This oxymoron emphasize the idea that an old legend may still influence some modern theories apparently elaborated with the help of a rigorous scientific method.

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