Article ID: CBB943429416

The Tabulae Eclypsium by Giovanni Bianchini (2021)

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The Tabulae eclypsium by Giovanni Bianchini (d. after 1469) was part of a larger work, the Flores Almagesti, on mathematical astronomy. In his work on eclipses, which hitherto has not been studied in depth, Bianchini compiled new tables, strictly adhering to Ptolemy’s procedures, and explained their use by means of worked examples to facilitate the task of computers. Bianchini’s works were influential among his contemporaries, especially Peurbach and his student Regiomontanus, with whom Bianchini corresponded. For a variety of reasons, Regiomontanus’ works have eclipsed Bianchini’s. In this article, we present one of Bianchini’s major works, with the aim of restoring a more balanced perspective on 15th-century mathematical astronomy in Europe.

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Authors & Contributors
Goldstein, Bernard R.
Chabás, José
Brummelen, Glen Van
Plofker, Kim L.
Montelle, Clemency
Misra, Anuj
Concepts
Astronomy
Tables; catalogs; lists
Eclipses; transits; occultations; conjunctions
Primary literature (historical sources)
Critical editions
Mathematics
Time Periods
15th century
Medieval
16th century
14th century
17th century
13th century
Places
Italy
China
Byzantium
Spain
Greece
Europe
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