About This Item
Title
De eclipsi lunae
Subject
Astronomy
Book Illustrations
Description
Artist unknown.
Diagram, from a geocentric perspective, showing a lunar eclipse. Caption: Et est eclipsis generalis in omni terra, si ipsa fuerit in capite vel cauda Draconis directe. Particularis vero, si fuerit prope infra metas determinatas, scilicet eclipsi.
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Source
Original image in: Sacro Bosco, Joannes de, active 1230. Sphaera mundi (Parisiis : Apud Hieronymum de Marnef, & Gulielmum Cauellat, sub Pelicano Monte D. Hilarij, 1572), leaf 38r. 1f 7r (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Sphaera mundi was originally composed in the 13th century by Joannes de Sacro Bosco, a 13th century mathematician and astronomer, also known as John Holywood. The work deals with the shape and apparent movement of the earth and other heavenly bodies and was the single most influential astronomy text for centuries.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1572
Language
lat
Type
StillImage
Identifier
1f_7r.38r.jpg
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
17 x 11 cm
Citation
“De eclipsi lunae,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 4, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2412.