Medieval Astronomical Manuscript is a photograph by Renaissance And Medieval Manuscripts Collection/new York Public Library which was uploaded on July 13th, 2016.
Medieval Astronomical Manuscript
Medieval astronomical manuscript. 1230 extract from De sphaera mundi, by the Parisian astronomer and monk Johannes de Sacrobosco (circa 1195-1256),... more
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Medieval Astronomical Manuscript
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Medieval astronomical manuscript. 1230 extract from De sphaera mundi, by the Parisian astronomer and monk Johannes de Sacrobosco (circa 1195-1256), with an artwork of a seated man holding an astrolabe. De sphaera mundi is a short astronomy textbook that was widely read and influential in Europe as an introduction to astronomy. Sacrobosco is also known for writing a short introduction to the Hindu-Arabic numeral system, which became the most widely read introduction to the subject in the later mediaeval centuries. He also correctly described the defects of the then-used Julian calendar and recommended what was essentially the Gregorian calendar.
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