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1. John Of Holywood (ca. 1200) -- From Eric Weisstein's World Of Scientific Biograp
john of holywood (ca. 1200). Also called John of Sacrobosco. Twelfth CenturyEnglish translator who put together a book on spherical trigonometry called The
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John of Holywood (ca. 1200)

Also called John of Sacrobosco. Twelfth Century English translator who put together a book on spherical trigonometry called The Sphere from what he was able to understand of the ancient Greeks' work. The Sphere became the standard textbook in astronomy until the mid-fifteenth century. Like Gerard , the translator of the Almagest, John did not have the mathematical sophistication to comprehend any but the most basic concepts.

2. Sacrobosco
Previous (Alphabetically) Next Main index. Version for printing john of holywood or Johannes de Sacrobosco was educated at Oxford.
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3. Sacrobosco
john of holywood or Johannes de Sacrobosco was educated at Oxford. He became acanon of the Order of St Augustine at the monastery of Holywood in Nithsdale.
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Johannes de Sacrobosco
Born: about 1195 in Holywood, Yorkshire, England
Died: 1256 in Paris, France
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John of Holywood or Johannes de Sacrobosco was educated at Oxford. He became a canon of the Order of St Augustine at the monastery of Holywood in Nithsdale. In 1220 Sacrobosco went to study in Paris. Although almost all dates for Sacrobosco are guesses we do know one date precisely for, on 5 June 1221, he was appointed a teacher at the University of Paris. Soon after this he became professor of mathematics at Paris. Sacrobosco promoted Arabic methods of arithmetic and algebra in his teachings. In De Algorismo he discusses calculating with positive integers. The work contains 11 chapters, one each on topics such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, square roots and cube roots. In 1220 Sacrobosco wrote Tractatus de Sphaera a book on astronomy in four chapters. The first chapter deals with the shape and place of the Earth within a spherical universe. The second chapter deals with various circles on the shy. The third chapter describes rising and setting of heavenly bodies from different geographical locations while the fourth chapter gives a brief introduction to

4. Biografie - John Of Holywood
john of holywood (detto Sacrobosco) Holywood fine XII sec. Parigi 1244 o 1256
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5. References For Sacrobosco
john of holywood, Dictionary of National Biography XXVII (London, 1897), 217.O Pedersen, In Quest of Sacrobosco, Journal for the History of Astronomy 16
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References for John Sacrobosco
  • Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990). Books:
  • L Thorndike, The Sphere of Sacrobosco and its Commentators (Chicago, 1949). Articles:
  • O Gingerich, Sacrobosco as a textbook. J. Hist, Astronom.
  • John of Holywood, Dictionary of National Biography XXVII (London, 1897), 217.
  • O Pedersen, In Quest of Sacrobosco, Journal for the History of Astronomy
  • E Rosen, Rheticus as editor of Sacrobosco, in For Dirk Struik (Dordrecht, 1974), 245-248. December 1996 MacTutor History of Mathematics
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  • 6. IMSS - Machina Mundi - John Di Holywood (Sacrobosco), Sphera
    Il De sphera, scritto attorno al 1220 da John di Holywood (c. 1200 1256), o Sacrobosco, fu concepito come un'agile introduzione all'astronomia
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    7. Sacrobosco (John Of Holywood) - Mathematics And The Liberal Arts
    Sacrobosco (john of holywood) Mathematics and the Liberal Arts. To expandsearch, see Medieval Europe. Laterally related topics Leonardo of Pisa
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    Sacrobosco (John of Holywood) - Mathematics and the Liberal Arts
    To expand search, see Medieval Europe . Laterally related topics: Leonardo of Pisa (Fibonacci) Gerbert, Pope Sylvester II The Liberal Arts Alexander de Villa Dei ... England in the Middle Ages , and France in the Middle Ages The Mathematics and the Liberal Arts pages are intended to be a resource for student research projects and for teachers interested in using the history of mathematics in their courses. Many pages focus on ethnomathematics and in the connections between mathematics and other disciplines. The notes in these pages are intended as much to evoke ideas as to indicate what the books and articles are about. They are not intended as reviews. However, some items have been reviewed in Mathematical Reviews , published by The American Mathematical Society. When the mathematical review (MR) number and reviewer are known to the author of these pages, they are given as part of the bibliographic citation. Subscribing institutions can access the more recent MR reviews online through MathSciNet Sleight, E. R. The Art of Nombryng.

    8. Sacrobosco (John Of Holywood) - Mathematics And The Liberal Arts
    Sacrobosco (john of holywood) Mathematics and the Liberal Arts To expand search, see Medieval Europe.
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    9. Comments On Sacrobosco (John Of Holywood)
    Comments on Sacrobosco (john of holywood). Comments
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    10. Holywood John Ritchie In Holywood - John Ritchie Holywood -
    Holywood John Ritchie in Holywood UK is on of Holywood's Dairy/Milk Farming these details are brought to you by www.touchbelfast.com keeping you
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    11. Encyclopedia Of Astronomy And Astrophysics » John Of Holywood [known As Sacrobo
    john of holywood known as Sacrobosco (c. 1200). DOI 10.1888/0333750888/3744;Published November 2000. Icon Full text (PDF, 21K)
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    12. John Holywood Johannes Halifax Sacrobosco
    John de Holywood ou Johannes de Sacrobosco (1195 1256)
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    13. Encyclopedia Of Astronomy And Astrophysics » Browse By Title
    Article john of holywood known as Sacrobosco (c. 1200); Published November 2000;Summary Thirteenth century English translator who taught in Paris and
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    The Nith has woods, on the north Holywood, from which the famous astrologer john of holywood takes his name, Caerlaverock, Mouswold, Tinwald
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    15. SACROBOSCO, Johannes De [John Of Holywood], Sphaera Mundi. Johannes REGIOMONTANU
    4to (210 x 151 mm) ff 60, with fullpage woodcut on verso of a1 and over 39woodcut diagrams in text, many two-thirds page, of which 8 have a contemporary
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    SACROBOSCO, Johannes de [John of Holywood] Sphaera Mundi. Johannes REGIOMONTANUS. Disputationes contra Cremonensia deliramenta. Georg PEURBACH. Theoricae novae planetarum. Venice, Erhardt Ratdolt, 6 July 1482 4to (210 x 151 mm) ff 60, with full-page woodcut on verso of a1 and over 39 woodcut diagrams in text, many two-thirds page, of which 8 have a contemporary colour wash, 31 lines, incipit printed in red, white on black initials; a few leaves with some faint marginal waterstains, some occasional thumbmarks and other incidental stains, a very nice, large copy in nineteenth-century green morocco by Leighton, rebacked in matching style, gilt panels on spine, inner gilt dentelles, gilt edges. £22,500
    First printing of this assembly of basic texts of pre-Copernican astronomy. Sacrobosco's De sphaera mundi (editio princeps 1472) was the first printed astronomical book, and a fundamental text of medieval and post-medieval astronomy. It is a synthesis of Ptolemy and his Arabic commentators, presenting an elegant, accessible Ptolemaic cosmology, and for this reason was adopted as the most authoritative astronomical textbook of its time. From the time of its composition, ca 1220, Sacrobosco's De sphaera 'enjoyed great renown, and from the middle of the thirteenth century it was taught in all the schools of Europe. In the sixteenth century it gained the attention of mathematicians, including Clavius. As late as the seventeenth century it was used as a basic astronomy text... ' (John F. Daly in DSB). It was the most frequently printed astronomical work, some 30 incunable editions alone being published, and an even greater number of sixteenth-century editions.

    16. Encyclopedia Of Astronomy And Astrophysics John Of Holywood
    john of holywood known as Sacrobosco (c. 1200) DOI 10.1888/0333750888/3744. Published. November 2000. Full text (PDF, 21K)
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    17. IMSS - Machina Mundi - John Of Holywood (Sacrobosco), Sphera, Venetijs, Heredum
    On the Sphere — written by john of holywood (c. 1200 1256), or Sacrobosco,around the year 1220 — was an easy introduction to Greek mathematical astronomy
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    18. Holywood, John
    John Holywood, a monk of English origin, lived in the first half of the thirteenth century as professor of astronomy at Paris; died in that city
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    19. AIM25 University College London De Sacro Bosco's 'De Sphera' And
    Name of creator(s) Sacro Bosco Johannes De d 1244 or 1256 also known as john of holywood or Halifax mathematician and astronomer
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    20. Biografie - John Of Holywood
    Translate this page john of holywood (detto Sacrobosco) Holywood fine XII sec. - Parigi 1244 o 1256.Dopo gli studi divenne canonico agostiniano nel convento di Holywood.
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    John of Holywood (detto Sacrobosco) Holywood fine XII sec. - Parigi 1244 o 1256 Tractatus de sphaera mundi Indietro Indice Biografie Inizio

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