Nothaft, C. Philipp E. (Author)
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Volume: 52
Issue: 1
Pages: 33-52
A common aspect of the practice-oriented side of pre- and early modern mathematical astronomy was the computation of ephemerides, that is, tables that displayed the daily positions of the planets in a synoptic and calendrical format. Even though medieval Europe was no exception in this regard, the existence of ephemerides in this period and region has gone largely unnoticed, owing both to terminological difficulties and the low survival rate of actual specimens. What exists in significant numbers, however, are texts describing different approaches to constructing ephemerides and computing their various entries. The article demonstrates this by discussing ten such texts dating from approximately the middle of the 12th century to just after 1300. Taken in its entirety, this hitherto neglected corpus provides conclusive evidence against a view according to which ephemerides entered European astronomical practice only in the 15th century.
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