Astronomy Tables
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
MS 126: Kalendar and Astronomical Tables, late 15th century [1482?]
Item
Identifier: MS 126
Contents
This manuscript was created in Scotland in the late 15th century, possibly around 1482 as that is the date of the Kalendar. The Kalendar is Cistercian, and the manuscript belonged to the Cistercian Priory of Coupar-Angus. After the Kalendar, which provides the important dates in the liturgical year, there are many charts and diagrams related to astrology.The contents are as follows:f. 1r: A Poem by Saint Bernard. It is titled ...
Dates:
late 15th century [1482?]
MS 128: Composite manuscript including two texts, 14th century
Item
Identifier: MS 128
Contents
Writing
Contains two texts, in two different hands.
ff. 1-11v: 'De sphaera mundi' by Johannes de Sacrobosco
ff. 12r-16: 'De Substantia orbis' [incomplete] by Averroes
Writing
Fairly written by two hands, with diagrams, but initials have not been inserted.
Dates:
14th century
MS 130: Astronomical collection, 15th century
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Identifier: MS 130
Scope and Contents
Collection of astronomical texts in German.Kalendar: starts on f. 1v. It contains lunary and planetary tables combined. Saint particulalrly linked with Germany appear in the Kalendar: 6 January – The Three Kings (Cologne); 7 January – Saint Valentine Bishop (Passau and Apostle of Rhoetia); 15 June – Saint Vitus Martyr; 13 October –: Saint Kolman Martyr.Küngsperger: starts on f. 13v. A series of tables, one for each of the...
Dates:
15th century
Or Ms 729: Pocket Ruzname (almanac) of Şeyh Vefa, c. 1091 A.H., c. 1680 C.E.
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Identifier: Or Ms 729
Scope and Contents
This manuscript is a copy of the perpetual calendar traditionally known as the Ruzname ("almanac") of Şeyh Vefa. It is comprised mainly of tables for calendar conversion with instructions in Ottoman Turkish (in Arabic script). The volume contains eight coloured discs, one of which marks the qibla, or the direction towards the Kaaba in the Sacred Mosque in Mecca (pictured at the centre of the disc). Two of the other discs are volvelles, i.e.,...
Dates:
c. 1091 A.H.; c. 1680 C.E.