Among the series of medieval English translators, mathematicians, and natural philosophers of England who traveled extensively in search of Arabic texts was Adelard of Bath. He is responsible for the conversion of Arabic-Greek learning into Latin....

1075-1160 English Scholar The contributions made by Adelard of Bath to mathematical knowledge were primarily in the area of scholarship, translation, and historical writing rather than original theory. Nonetheless, his achievements were crucial to the...

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...

Adelard of Bath; Conversations with his Nephew: 'On the Same and the Different', 'Questions on Natural Science', and 'On Birds', ed. and trans. Charles Burnett, with the collaboration of Italo Ronca, Pedro Mantas Espana, and Baudouin van den Abeele, Cambridge Medieval Classics 9...

The works of the ninth-century Arab astrologer Abu Ma shar (Albumasar) enjoyed great popularity and were very influential in medieval Western Europe because of and through their Latin translations. Their influence extended even to the field of medicine. For instance, the most popular...