Medical Astrology: Science, Art, and Influence in early-modern Europe

Item

Sun Circle and Sunday Letter Calculator

Title

Sun Circle and Sunday Letter Calculator

Creator

Johannes Regiomontanus (1436-1476)

Contributor

Harvey Cushing / John Hay Whitney Medical Library

Date

1512

Description

Circular chart for calculating "the circle of the sun," which is used to determine the days of the week in a year

Format

image

Rights

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Source

Kalendarius teütsch Maister Joannis Künigspergers (Augsburg: Joannem Syttich, 1512). Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University.