Moon Science

Print shows Edmund Burke sitting at a desk on a crescent moon, holding a quill pen, an open "pamphlet" and an inkwell are on the desk, broken chains hang from his wrists; a scene on the front of the desk, label More

Detail of a diagram showing the phases of the moon, illustrating Johannes de Sacro Bosco's Computus. Image taken from f. 38v of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley More

Circular diagram with the earth as its centre. Image taken from f. 140v of Various works including De natura rerum, De temporibus, In libros Regum quaestiones XXX, computistical and calendrical writings and oth More

Detail of diagrams with the movements of the sun around the earth, illustrating Johannes de Sacro Bosco's Tractatus de sphaera. The cities of Rome and Paris are depicted in the diagram on the right. Image taken More

Diagram illustrating Johannes de Sacro Bosco's Tractatus de sphaera. Image taken from f. 23 of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collecti More

Diagram. Image taken from f. 117v of Lives of Cuthbert in prose (ff. 2-42v) and verse (ff. 45-62v), with services for Cuthbert, Benedict and Guthlac with musical notation (ff. 43-44; 63-66). Written in Latin, w More

Detail of circular diagram with a man at its centre, illustrating Johannes de Sacro Bosco's Computus. Image taken from f. 36v of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin. The "BL Harle More

Detail of circular diagram, illustrating Johannes de Sacro Bosco's Computus. Image taken from f. 46v of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a More

Detail of a drawing with a serpent biting its tail, illustrating Johannes de Sacro Bosco's Computus. Image taken from f. 32v of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley More

Detail of diagrams showing eclipses of the sun and moon, illustrating Johannes de Sacro Bosco's Tractatus de sphaera. Image taken from f. 27 of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin. More

Detail of a zodiacal diagram, illustrating Johannes de Sacro Bosco's Computus. Image taken from f. 30 of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to More

A drawing of a spirit, sun, man, and woman. Image taken from f. 16v of Miscellaneous treatises on alchemy, including John Lydgate's 'The Churl and the Bird' (the latter imperfect at the beginning). Written in E More

Framed miniature of Dante, Beatrice, and the heaven of the moon. Image taken from f. 131 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentary; the Capitolo (ff More

Allegorical diagram representing God's blessing to Abraham. Image taken from f. 93 of Breviari d'amor. Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the B More

Diagram with various figures. Image taken from f. 9 of Breviari d'amor. Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The H More

Diagram of the phases and course of the Moon, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. Image taken from f. 55v of Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version). Written in Spanish (Catalan), with some Hebrew More

Diagram with angels turning the axis of the world. Image taken from f. 28 of Breviari d'amor. Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Li More

Miniature of Dante and Beatrice visiting the inhabitants of the heaven of the moon. Image taken from f. 131 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a More

Volvelle for calculating Easter, other movable feasts, Sunday letters, the Golden Number and the leap year, with a figure (a woman?) in the centre. Image taken from f. 29v of A literary and scientific miscellan More

Detail of miniature of Dante and Beatrice visiting the inhabitants of the heaven of the moon. Image taken from f. 131 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-19 More

Astrological drawing of the sun, moon, and Zodiac constellations. Image taken from f. 57 of Miscellaneous treatises on alchemy, including John Lydgate's 'The Churl and the Bird' (the latter imperfect at the beg More

Diagram of the earth. Image taken from f. 29 of Image du Monde (Le livre de clergie en roumans) (index Mappe Monde). Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts More

Diagram with four people holding hands. Image taken from f. 48 of Breviari d'amor. Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in Lo More

Drawing and diagram in ink. Image taken from f. 15 of 'Pneumatica' (index Pnematics) (ff. 3-50) and 'De automatis' (index Automata) (ff. 50v-69). Written in Greek. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collec More

Volvelle Image taken from recto of Volvelle. Written in English. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British museums and libraries. Sloane More

A drawing of a man and woman embracing. Image taken from f. 57v of Miscellaneous treatises on alchemy, including John Lydgate's 'The Churl and the Bird' (the latter imperfect at the beginning). Written in Engli More

Detail of a diagram of the phases and course of the Moon, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. Image taken from f. 55v of Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version). Written in Spanish (Catalan), with More

Astrological diagram. Image taken from f. 38 of Breviari d'amor. Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harley M More

Diagram. Image taken from f. 4v of Tractatus de sphaera (index De sphera), in a mathematical and scientific miscellany. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscrip More

Marginal diagram of the continents and winds. Image taken from f. 128v of Pharsalia, Books 1-10, with glosses. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held i More

Diagram of the hourly movements of the sun. Image taken from f. 83 of Organon Astronomicon ex hypothesibus Copernici extructum. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval m More

Detail of a diagram of the double course of the moon and the central path of the sun. Image taken from f. 20v of Dragmaticon philosophiae, imperfect at the beginning and the end (index Dramaticon). Written in L More

Diagram representing the genealogy of Jupiter. Image taken from f. 3v of Genealogy of the gods (ff. 1-4), Names of rivers (f. 4v), Commentary on Aeneis (f. 5), Aeneis (index Aeneid) with marginal gloss (ff. 5v- More

Text page with volvelle. Image taken from f. 5 of Miscellaneous scientific treatises. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in More

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Diagram of the four elements: fire, water, air, earth. Image taken from f. 92 of A Carolingian miscellany of computational and astronomical texts and tables, including decennovenal (19-year) cycles (ff. 3v-8) a More

Annus - Mundus - Homo' diagram showing the qualities associated with the four seasons, elements and humours. Image taken from f. 89v of A Carolingian miscellany of computational and astronomical texts and table More

Detail of an astronomical diagram. Image taken from f. 44v of Breviari d'amor. Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London More

Trinitarian diagram with the tetragrammaton in chapter 6 ('De Trinitate') of Petrus Alfonsi's 'Dialogus contra Judaeos'. Image taken from f. 53v of Dialogus contra Judaeos. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Man More

Theological diagram relating to the passage in the Lord's prayer that states, 'Give us this day'. Image taken from f. 5 of Commentary on the Lord's Prayer and various tables concerning religious subjects, inclu More

Detail of a miniature of an astronomical diagram. Image taken from f. 43 of Breviari d'amor. Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Lib More

Detail of a diagram of the eight winds at Book I, vi, 12. Image taken from f. 16v of On Architecture (De architectura). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscrip More

Diagram of the Easter cycle. Image taken from ff. 53v-54 of A Carolingian miscellany of computational and astronomical texts and tables, including decennovenal (19-year) cycles (ff. 3v-8) a calendar (ff. 22-32v More

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Diagram of the 'old quadrant' in Robertus Anglicus of Montpellier, 'Tractatus quadrantis veteris'. Image taken from f. 57 of Astronomical miscellany including Sacrobosco, 'De sphaera' (ff. 22-33); Solar tables More

Text page with volvelle. Image taken from f. 5 of Miscellaneous scientific treatises. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in More

Puzzle initial 'E'(t) with pen-flourished decoration and marginal diagram at the beginning of book 3 of Geber's 'De astronomia'. Image taken from f. 23v of A collection of astronomical and mathematical treatise More

Diagram. Image taken from f. 3v of Miscellaneous scientific treatises. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Har More

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Diagram with the planets and decorated initial with pen-flourishing in Gossuin de Metz's Image du monde. Image taken from f. 57 of Various texts, mainly in verses, including Gossuin de Metz's Image du monde (ff More

An astrological diagram of the phases of the sun and moon, with vovelles. Image taken from f. 156 of Miscellany with various astronomical, calendrical, medical, and philosophical texts. Written in Latin. The " More

A diagram of the sphere of life and death used in prognostication. Image taken from f. 175v of Miscellany with various astronomical, calendrical, medical, and philosophical texts. Written in Latin. The "BL Har More

Isidorian zone diagram arranged in circles in a floral design. Image taken from f. 90v of A Carolingian miscellany of computational and astronomical texts and tables, including decennovenal (19-year) cycles (ff More

Diagram. Image taken from f. 102v of Etymologies (index Etymologiae), with letters of correspondence between Isidore and Braulio (ff. 1-4), imperfect. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a c More

Historiated initial 'Q'(uia) with a man holding a looking-glass (?), a bar-border sprouting with foliage, a hybrid creature and a hare; in the right column is a diagram for the geometrical demonstration (chords More

Diagram with the bodily humours, elements, etc. Image taken from f. 58v of Various astrological and computistical treatises, including a calendar (ff. 81-86v). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refe More

Detail of an astronomical diagram. Image taken from f. 47v of Breviari d'amor. Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London More

Musical diagram. Image taken from f. 83 of Miscellany of treatises relating to computus and music, imperfect at the end, including Helperic's 'Liber de computo' (ff. 2-55v); Guido's 'Regulae rhythmicae' (ff. 55 More

Annus communis' diagram with seasons and cardinal directions. Image taken from f. 65 of A Carolingian miscellany of computational and astronomical texts and tables, including decennovenal (19-year) cycles (ff. More

Detail of an astronomical diagram. Image taken from f. 44 of Breviari d'amor. Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. More

A volvelle, a device with a moveable disc rotating with a fixed matrix, with a pointing moveable index of the sun (here painted yellow to represent the sun) which could be set at the sign and degree of the zod More

Musical diagram. Image taken from f. 7v of Ritus canendi. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harley Manuscrip More

On the left, a drawing of zodiac man, with parts of the body linked to their governing zodiac symbols with labels and numerals. On the right is a volvelle, with movable pointer, with depictions of the signs of More

Diagram charting rainfall. Image taken from f. 40 of Commentary on Cicero's De somno Scipionis. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British L More

Diagram of the concentric orbits of the planets showing the periods of their revolution. Image taken from f. 94 of A Carolingian miscellany of computational and astronomical texts and tables, including decenno More

Illuminated initial 'C'(irculus) with a bar-border sprouting with foliage, a hybrid creature and a bird, at the beginning of a 'Theorica planetarum'; in the lower half of the page is a diagram on the movement o More

Initial 'N'(otandus) with pen-flourishing. In the lower margin is a diagram representing the Ptolemaic model for the motion of a superior planet: The centre of the outer circle, which is inscribed with 'zodia More

Large diagram relating to family relationships, outlined in red or brown, with interlace and foliate decoration in green. Image taken from f. 103 of Etymologies (index Etymologiae), with letters of corresponden More

Volvelle with three moving parts representing the zodiac, the sun, and the moon, and showing their relative positions and the moon's phases, and astronomical diagram. Image taken from f. 22 of Medical miscellan More

Miniature of an astronomical diagram of the moon (Luna). Image taken from f. 37 of Breviari d'amor. Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the Brit More

Annus - Mundus - Homo diagram showing the qualities associated with the four seasons, elements and humours. Image taken from f. 92v of A Carolingian miscellany of computational and astronomical texts and tables More

Diagram and initial 'E'(x) at the beginning of Book 4, Chapter 9 of Boethius' De institutione musica. Image taken from f. 34v of De institutione musica. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a More

Detail of diagram. Image taken from f. 127v of Miscellaneous scientific treatises. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in Lon More

Astrological diagram with volvelles. Image taken from f. 155v of Miscellany with various astronomical, calendrical, medical, and philosophical texts. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a co More

Detail of an astronomical diagram. Image taken from f. 45v of Breviari d'amor. Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London More

Marginal diagram of the earth. Image taken from f. 131 of Pharsalia, Books 1-10, with glosses. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Li More

A volvelle, a device with moveable discs rotating with a fixed matrix, the pointing moveable index of which could be set at the sign and degree of the zodiac for a particular day in order to predict the best ti More

Detail of a white vine initial 'S'(uperio) and circular diagram of rainfall. Image taken from f. 46v of Commentary on Cicero's De somno Scipionis. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a colle More

Circular diagram with the symbols of the zodiac. Image taken from f. 17v of Almanac with an astrological miscellany. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts More

Byrhtferth's diagram' relating to the computation of the date of Easter and other astrological and natural science topics. Image taken from f. 8 of Portion of the annals of Peterborough Abbey. Written in Latin. More

Miniature of an astronomical diagram of the moon and planets. Image taken from f. 36 of Breviari d'amor. Written in French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the More

Detail of text page with a diagram on rainfall in the lower margin at the end of the first book of Macrobius' Commentary on Cicero's 'De somno Scipionis'. Image taken from f. 43 of Commentary on Cicero's De som More

Astonomical diagram Image taken from f. 71v of Calendar, Computus, Alphonsine tables, Tractatus de arte numerandi (Algorismus), and Astronomical tables. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a More

Emblem of a man (a king?) wearing a crown of flames and holding an orb marked 'Sol' in the centre of a radiating Tudor Rose inscribed with verses 'Ex paterno trono radii splendoris/ ex matre candor virginii dec More

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Public domain scan of a medieval manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Public domain scan of a medieval manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Public domain scan of a medieval manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Public domain scan of a medieval manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

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Miniature of the phases of the moon. Image taken from f. 106 of L'image du Monde. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 manuscripts t More

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Title page in: Astronomicum caesareum / Petrus Apianus. [Ingolstadii, 1540] Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p.43.

Illus. and text in: De caelo / Aristoteles. Venice : B. Locatellus for O. Scotus, 1495. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 255.

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