Medieval depiction of the Solar System

Numéro d’image : 11691940
Medieval depiction of the Solar System
Medieval depiction of the Solar System. 1230 extract from De sphaera mundi,by the Parisian astronomer and monk Johannes de Sacrobosco (circa 1195-1256),with an artwork depicting the earth in the centre,surrounded by a tail-biting dog,the moon and its phases and the sun on its orbit,correlated to signs of the zodiac. 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
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Crédit: Science Photo Library / NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY / Renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection
Taille de l’image : 3633 px × 5291 px
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