Book/Printed Material Book of the Alphonsine Tables. Tabule Alfonsi (h. 1-22v). Tabule magristri Johannis de Lineriis (h. 23-48v)
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Title
- Book of the Alphonsine Tables.
Other Title
- Tabule Alfonsi (h. 1-22v). Tabule magristri Johannis de Lineriis (h. 23-48v)
Summary
- A reflection of the knowledge of astronomy of the time, these tables were produced in Spain between 1263 and 1272 under the direction of Isaac ben Sid and Judah ben Moses Cohen. The Ptolemaic belief that the planets orbited the Earth was then the predominant cosmological system, and the heliocentric model of the solar system formulated by Copernicus, who personally studied and copied the tables, was still two centuries away. Known as Alfonsine tables after King Alfonso X of Castile (reigned 1252--84), the tables are a compilation of data about the positions and movements of the planets. Alfonso was a patron of learning who employed Christian, Jewish, and Muslim scholars to translate works of Arabic science into Latin and Castilian Spanish. He assembled a team of astronomers who compiled the Alfonsine tables, based on the calculations of the Arab astronomer al-Zarqali (also known as Arzachel, 1029--87). The work was edited and printed in Venice in 1483, the only Alphonsine astrological work to make it to the printing press during the Renaissance. The manuscript is from the Cathedral of Toledo and is now in the National Library of Spain. It was the property of Cardinal Francisco Javier de Zelada in Italy, and brought to Spain by Cardinal Lorenzana in the late 18th century.
Names
- Alfonso X, King of Castile and Leon, 1221-1284 Associated Name.
- Bianchini, Giovanni, 15th century Contributor.
- Hakohen, Yehuda ben Moshe, active 1256-1276 Contributor.
- Zarqālī, Ibrāhīm ibn Yaḥyá, died 1100 Contributor.
Created / Published
- Venice : [publisher not identified], [1400 to 1483]
Headings
- - Spain
- - 1050 to 1483
- - Alphonsine Tables
- - Astronomy, Arab
- - Astronomy, Medieval
- - Solar system
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - Original resource extent: 48 sheets, parchment. 35 x 25 centimeters.
- - Original resource at: National Library of Spain.
- - Content in Latin.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Source Collection
- World History
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- 2021667703
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Contributor
- Alfonso X, King of Castile and Leon
- Bianchini, Giovanni, 15th Century
- Hakohen, Yehuda Ben Moshe, Active
- Zarqālī, Ibrāhīm Ibn Yaḥyá, 1100