The astronomical terminology in the literature of the Great Duchy of Lithuania in the XV–XVII centuries

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The article is about to the development of astronomical terminology in the literature of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the XV–XVII centuries. Astronomical terminology was presented as an original or borrowed terms from Western European, Byzantine and Jewish literature. The tendency to replace archaic terms for a new one, borrowed from the Western European tradition, became prevalent from the XVI century. The development of science and the establishment of the Catholic education system influenced to the unification of terminology, due to the use of Latin and Greek terms and the creation of astronomical literature in Latin.

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Дмитрий Вячеславович Скворчевский

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Дмитрий Вячеславович Скворчевский (2017). The astronomical terminology in the literature of the Great Duchy of Lithuania in the XV–XVII centuries. Журнал Белорусского государственного университета. История, 0(2), 42-47. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-616257