The Sphere of Sacrobosco and its Commentators (Corpus of Mediaeval Scientific Texts Sponsored Jointly by the Mediaeval Academy of America and the University of Chicago)

Thorndike, Lynn.

University of Chicago Press, 1949

Hardcover and dust jacket. Tears to jacket with some loss. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. x, 496 pages ; 24 cm. 

"The Sphere of Sacrobosco was for centuries the best and best-known manual of astronomy by a Western author. Hence it is a document of prime importance in the history of science and of medieval culture. Its literary style illustrates the influence of the classics in the Middle Ages. An admirable textbook, it is of note in the history and methodology of education." 

From the library Dr. Owen Hannaway. Hannaway was director of the Center for the History and Philosophy of Science at Johns Hopkins University. He authored numerous books and served as an editor of academic magazines in the history of science. Partial list of publications: Chemists and the Word: The Didactic Origins of Chemistry (1975); Observation, Experiment, and Hypothesis in Modern Physical Science (1985); The Evolution of Technology (1989); Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century (1994); and The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages: Their Religious, Institutional and Intellectual Contexts (1996).