The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo is for historians working in the
fields of astronomy, science, the Middle Ages, Spanish and other Romance
languages. It is also of interest to scholars interested in the history
of Castile, in Castilian-French relations in the Middle Ages and in the
history of patronage. It explores the Castilian canons of the Alfonsine
Tables and offers a study of their context, language, astronomical
content, and diffusion.
The Alfonsine Tables of Toledo is unique in that it: includes an
edition of a crucial text in history of science; provides an explanation
of astronomy as it was practiced in the Middle Ages; presents abundant
material on early scientific language in Castilian; presents new
material on the diffusion of Alfonsine astronomy in Europe; describes
the role of royal patronage of science in a medieval context.