Solomon Davin of Rodez ( Hebrew: שלמה דוין דרודיש, romanized: Shlomo Davin de-Rodish) was a Jewish astronomer who lived in the second half of the fourteenth century. He was a disciple of Immanuel Bonfils in Orange. [1]
He translated from Latin into Hebrew, under the title Sefer mishpete ha-kokhavim, Abu al-Ḥasan Ali ibn Abi Rijal's astronomical and astrological work Kitab al-bari' fi ahkam an-nujum ('The Brilliant Book on the Judgments of the Stars'). Davin's translation, attested in three manuscripts, [2] is accompanied by glosses, which begin with the abbreviated form of his name—אשד״ת המעתיק (אמר שלמה דוין תלמיד, 'And said Solomon Davin, the disciple, the translator'). [3] Davin also translated the astronomical tables of Paris. [4]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain: Gottheil, Richard; Broydé, Isaac (1903).
"Davin, Solomon ben David of Rodez". In
Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.).
The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 473.
Solomon Davin of Rodez ( Hebrew: שלמה דוין דרודיש, romanized: Shlomo Davin de-Rodish) was a Jewish astronomer who lived in the second half of the fourteenth century. He was a disciple of Immanuel Bonfils in Orange. [1]
He translated from Latin into Hebrew, under the title Sefer mishpete ha-kokhavim, Abu al-Ḥasan Ali ibn Abi Rijal's astronomical and astrological work Kitab al-bari' fi ahkam an-nujum ('The Brilliant Book on the Judgments of the Stars'). Davin's translation, attested in three manuscripts, [2] is accompanied by glosses, which begin with the abbreviated form of his name—אשד״ת המעתיק (אמר שלמה דוין תלמיד, 'And said Solomon Davin, the disciple, the translator'). [3] Davin also translated the astronomical tables of Paris. [4]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain: Gottheil, Richard; Broydé, Isaac (1903).
"Davin, Solomon ben David of Rodez". In
Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.).
The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 473.