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Sacrobosco, Joannes de
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
Died 1256 A monk of English origin, professor of astronomy at Paris. He wrote the "De sphrera," an astronomical text-book which had an immense vogue in the 13th century and was published in almost a hundred editions before the adoption of the new Copernican theory. (17th century)
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Entry for 'Sacrobosco, Joannes de'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/s/sacrobosco-joannes-de.html. 1910.