The Sphere of Sacrobosco and Its Commentators

by Lynn Thorndike

In both Latin and English with constant reference to the early printed editions and to quotations by early commentators, this volume examines Tractatus de sphera of Iohannes de Sacrobosco, published c. 1230. This was the clearest, most elementary, and most used textbook in astronomy and cosmography from the thirteenth to the seventeenth century.

Genres: Science

496 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1949

About the author

Lynn Thorndike was an American historian of medieval science and alchemy.

He was the brother of the psychologist Edward Lee Thorndike and of scholar Ashley Horace Thorndike.

Reviews

[Dav · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unfortunately, although exhaustively annotated with every word in both English and Latin, they somehow forgot to include any of the illustrations. I'm going to keep an eye out for an illustrated version.

[Brent Pinkall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly easy to understand. Short and to the point. The 13th century version of Rey's classic "The Stars."