Jewish thought and the scientific revolution of the sixteenth century: David Gans (1541 - 1613) and his times
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| adam_text | Jewish Thought and
the Scientific Revolution of
the Sixteenth Century
David Gans (1541-1613) and his Times
ANDRE NEHER
TRANSLATEDFROMTHEFRENCH
BY DAVIDMAISEL
PUBLISHED FOR
THELITTMANLIBRARY
BY
OXFORDUNIVERSITYPRESS
Contents
Abbreviations
List of illustrations
Two Contemporary Judgements on Nicholas Copernicus
Xll
XI
i
PARTONE
THESPIRITUALLANDSCAPE
i Spotlight: Prague, 1592 5
The publication o/Zemah David, David Gans s first work, a few weeks after the
meeting of Rudolph II of Habsburg and the Maharal in the Hradschin palace
The centenary of the discovery of the New World; St Bartholomew s night; the
introduction of the Gregorian calendar Henry of Navarre, an example of
tolerance An example of intolerance: the martyrdom of Giordano Bruno
Padua, 1592
Galileo s first lecture; his praise ofTycho Brake, who settled in Prague in 1599
and had Johannes Kepler and David Gans among his assistants David Gans s
plan for Nehmad ve-Na im
3 A modest but enthusiastic worker 12
The ingratitude of contemporaries and historians towards David Gans
A life in three stages Westphalia, the Rhine, and the Main The first vital
encounter with science: the discovery of Euclid A humanistic yeshiva: Cracow
A dazzling city: Prague, myth and reality Prague: David Gans s account of
the origins and of the beauty of Prague; Exile and Redemption
The unexpected epilogue: 7 have scanned the heavens in Tycho Brahe s
observatory
4 David Gans and the internal problematics of Judaism at
the end of the sixteenth century 27
The conflict of reason and mysticism The awkward appropriation of reason by
mysticism: Maimonides metamorphosed into a kabbalist
2 Searchlight on the end of a century 8
viii Contents
David Gans between his two teachers: above the fray Some miniatures:
the entries in David Gans s chronicle on the Rema and the Maharal
The Rema and the Maharal: a contradictory pair The Rema, apostle of
conciliation The Maharal, apostle of confrontation The Rema s philosophical
outlook
The third man: Azariah dei Rossi Azariah versus the Rema The Maharal
versus Azariah
A bystander: Eliezer Ashkenazi
A phantom: Mordecai JafFe The spiritual affinity ofjaffe and the Maharal
The originality ofjaffe: astronomy receives its title of nobility
5 David Gans s works
A general view
Zemah David
Extracts from Zemah David: confrontations in the University of Prague; the
invention ofprinting; Martin Luther; the martyrdom ofServetus; the visit of the
Emperor Maximilian II to the Prague ghetto; the new star which appeared in
i$j2; the St Bartholomew s Night massacre; the almanack of Gorlitz; the
execution of Mary, Queen of Scots; the introduction ofthe Gregorian calendar; the
assassination of the Due de Guise; the coming of Henry IV
Nehmad ve-Na im A classic work A non conformist work A modern work
Gans against astrology An existential work
Pointers towards a critical edition The editor of the book of 1743: Rabbi
Joel Sachs Assessment of the situation
The Hamburg Manuscript: Staats und Universitatsbibliothek, Hamburg,
Cod Hebr 273
Magen David: Bodleian Library, Oxford Hebraica Opp 4 417 A hostage to
fortune The imprimatur of Rabbi Luntschitz The enthusiastic approval of
Tosafot Yorn Tov David Gans receives the blessing of theMaharal s son-in-law
The rationalization of the symbol of the Star of David
The Brno Manuscript: State Archives, Brno, MS 5/5
The Geneva Manuscript: National and University Library, Jerusalem,
Microfilm 10408
The Jerusalem Manuscript: National and University Library, Jerusalem,
MS HEB 8° 2J4J
PARTTWO
DAVIDGANS,COSMOGRAPHER
1 The reality and the myth of the New World in the
Sixteenth, century: the Exodus towards Infinity
A fluid and complex mutation Reason is right in being wrong The nostalgia for
the Lost Paradise The yearning for Atlantis The Exodus towards Infinity
Contents
2 The reality of the New World in the Jewish conscious
ness: scholars and Marranos
David Gans s sources The conception of the earth as round: the Zohar
Inventions: the Alphonsine Tables, the quadrant, Jacob s Staff Christopher
Columbus and the Marranos The ambivalence of the summer of 1492: the
departure of Columbus and the expulsion of the Jews from Spain The
ambivalence of Isaac Abravanel: history and eschatology
3 The myth of the New World in the Jewish conscious
ness: the Ten Tribes lost and rediscovered
The myth of the Lost Ten Tribes brfore the sixteenth century The image of the
New World brfore David Gans: Abraham Farissol, Joseph HaKohen, Gedaliak
Ibn Yahya The appearance of the Lost Ten Tribes in America at the beginning of
the sixteenth century 1648: the myth becomes historical reality The interlude of
myth in Abraham Farissol: its part in the historical episode of David Reuveni and
Solomon Molcho (1524-33)
4 The myth of the Lost Ten Tribes towards the end of the
sixteenth century: Azariah dei Rossi, the Maharal, David
Gans
Azariah dei Rossi: an interesting but academic problem The Maharal: a
fundamental eschatological problem The ambivalence of the New World David
Gans: a problem without a solution
5 David Gans s map of the world
David Gans s resemblance to Sebastian Munster David Gans s tentative efforts
in Zemah David David Gans s mastery in Nehmad ve-Na im, the first correct
and complete Jewish description ofthe New World The influence ofMercator and
Ortelius
An important related problem - is Jerusalem the centre of the world? Is Erez
Israel the foremost among all countries? The parallel between David Gans and
Heinrich Buenting: the rationalism of Gans
PARTTHREE
DAVIDGANS,ASTRONOMER
1 The Genesis of the Infinite: the sixteenth-century
astronomical revolution
The new attitude of Homo Astronomicus The sense of the vertiginous A
fearful revolutionary: Copernicus A grandseigneur : TychoBrahe A Tychonides
~*ho exceeded himself: Kepler
Their reactions to the revolution Laughter: Martin Luther The authority of
the Holy Scriptures: Melanchthon and the Holy Office The authority of reason:
X Contents
the Cartesian rearguard action From the terror of Pascal to the wonder of
David Gans
2 Praeparatio astronomka: David Gans on the threshold
The epilogue o/Nehmad ve-Na im David Gans, historian of astronomy The
history of Jewish astronomy The history of non-Jewish astronomy The first
mention of Copernicus in a Hebrew work The Jewish influence/m non-Jewish
astronomy David Gans s freedom of thought Gans s defence of aslrononty The
methodological parenthesis in Nehmad ve-Na im: the problem is not that of the
authority of the Bible but that of the authority of the Talmud David Gans
between the rationalism ofMaimonides and the meta-astronomy of the Maharal
David Gans and the Rema s conciliatory option
3 The turning-point: David Gans meets Tycho Brahe and
Kepler216
Tycho Brahe tells Gans: the Jews were right Contrary to Jewish tradition The
attempt to save the honour of the Jewish tradition: the appeal to Abravanel s
authority The general context of Tycho s and Kepler s statements to Gans
Ptolemy was right and yet
4 The dialogues and the Colloquy of Prague: David Gans
at the heart of the astronomical revolution 229
The problem of the ninth sphere The phenomenon of precession: Johannes
Mutter s story
The Colloquy of Prague The problem of the prime meridian The fatal
error Jules Verne on the horizon The Jewish aspect of the problem: the absolute
Sabbath
5 Meeting at the summit: Tycho Brahe and the Maharal
The conclusion of Nehmad ve-Na im: the system of Tycho Brahe The
astronomical system of the Maharal The irrational obsessions of the Maharal
and Kepler David Gans s system: impression of the spiritual encounter of the
Maharal and Tycho Brahe
Appendix: Copernicus in Hebrew literature from• the end of the
sixteenthtotheendoftheeighteenthcenturies251
Bibliography 261
of the revolution 188
of Prague 243
Index 277
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