IN THE PURSUIT OF A LOST MANUSCRIPT: PTOLEMY’S PLANISPHAERIUM

A la recherche d'un manuscrit perdu: le Planisphère de Ptolémée

Marie-Thérèse Gambin (1) , Slim Mesfar (2) , Odile Piton (3)

1 REHSEIS (UMR_7596) - Recherches Epistémologiques et Historiques sur les Sciences Exactes et les Institutions Scientifiques
2 RIADI - Laboratoire de recherche en Génie Logiciel, Applications distribuées, Systèmes décisionnels et Imagerie intelligente [Manouba]
3 SAMM - Statistique, Analyse et Modélisation Multidisciplinaire (SAmos-Marin Mersenne)

Research work on texts often needs to rely upon the latest scientific methods to improve its results. When talking about old manuscripts, which make us go far behind, and often exhibit dark zones, the latest software techniques may help. For the scrutiny of one of our manuscripts, an Arabic translation of a now lost Greek Treatise, why not use the NooJ program ?We start by giving the content of the original Treatise. Then, by the analysis of words - their frequency, their spelling – and sentences, we strive to better understand the conditions of the Arabic copy carried out in the 9th Century, in the Middle East, bur only known by copies of the 13th Century performed in Iran.

Mots clés: Arabic manuscript; linguistic analysis; Ptolemy’s Planisphaerium; forerunner of the astrolabe

Mots clés: Manuscrit arabe; analyse linguistique; précurseur de l'astrolabe; Planisphère de Ptolémée

Domaines: Informatique et langage [cs.CL]

Marie-Thérèse Gambin, Slim Mesfar, Odile Piton. IN THE PURSUIT OF A LOST MANUSCRIPT: PTOLEMY’S PLANISPHAERIUM. NooJ 2011 International Conference, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Zagreb (FFZG), Croatian Language Technologies Society (HDJT) the Laboratoire de Sémio-Linguistique et Didactique (LASELDI) of the University Franche-Comté and the Maison des Sciences de l'Homme et de l'Environnement Ledoux, Jun 2011, Dubrovnik, Croatia. pp.205-217. ⟨hal-01088420⟩