Publication of De sphaera mundi in Ferrara
- When
- 1472
- Where
- Ferrara
- Episodes
- 1
In 1472, the first printed edition of Johannes de Sacrobosco's De sphaera mundi was published in Ferrara. This medieval astronomical text, written around 1230, became the most successful thirteenth-century textbook on the subject and influenced pre-Copernican astronomy in Europe.
Episodes
- First Printed Edition
The first printed edition of De sphaera mundi was published in Ferrara in 1472.
Background and detail
Background. Johannes de Sacrobosco, a scholar and astronomer who taught at the University of Paris, wrote De sphaera mundi around 1230. The work served as a medieval introduction to basic astronomy, drawing heavily on Ptolemy's Almagest and Islamic astronomical ideas. It became the most successful of several competing thirteenth-century textbooks on the topic.
Publication. The first printed edition of De sphaera mundi appeared in Ferrara in 1472. Following this initial publication, the text was printed in at least 84 editions over the subsequent two hundred years.
Sources
- De sphaera mundi Wikipedia
- Johannes de Sacrobosco Wikipedia
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