Medieval Meteorological Manuscript #1
by Renaissance And Medieval Manuscripts Collection/new York Public Library
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Medieval Meteorological Manuscript #1
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Renaissance And Medieval Manuscripts Collection/new York Public Library
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Medieval meteorological manuscript. 1230 extract from De sphaera mundi, by the Parisian astronomer and monk Johannes de Sacrobosco (circa 1195-1256), with a circular chart correlating directions, winds, elements, seasons, temperaments, qualities, and ages. 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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