Robertus Anglicus Explained

Robertus Anglicus or Robert the Englishman was an English astronomer of the thirteenth century. He taught at the University of Montpellier, and possibly also at Paris.[1] He is known as the author of a 1271 commentary on the De Sphera Mundi of Johannes de Sacrobosco. It includes a significant reference to the state of the art in the technology of clockwork.[2]

He is also the author of the paper "Astrolabii Canones", which provided important principles for measurement on spheres.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.textmanuscripts.com/home/archives/archivesdescription.php?m=189
  2. http://www.ahsoc.demon.co.uk/timeline-clk.html Timeline - Clocks