Calendarium

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Calendarium is an influential 15th-century astronomical and calendrical work by the German mathematician and astronomer Regiomontanus, used for improving the accuracy of calendars and predicting celestial events.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century book
astronomical work
calendrical work
approximatePublicationDate 1470s
associatedWith European astronomical tradition
pre-Gregorian calendar reform
author Regiomontanus NERFINISHED
authorName Johannes Müller von Königsberg NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
creatorOccupation astronomer
mathematician
field astronomy
chronology
mathematics
genre scientific treatise
technical manual
hasImpactOn development of more accurate calendars
methods of astronomical prediction
hasPart calendar tables
eclipse prediction tables
instructions for astronomical calculation
tables of planetary positions
historicalPeriod Renaissance NERFINISHED
influenced Renaissance astronomy
later calendar reform efforts
intendedAudience astrologers
astronomers
mathematicians
language Latin
mainSubject calendar computation
celestial prediction
ephemerides
notableFor influence on later ephemerides
precision of astronomical tables for its time
placeOfActivityOfAuthor Nuremberg NERFINISHED
Vienna NERFINISHED
publicationCentury 15th century
timePeriodDescribed late Middle Ages
usedFor astrological calculations
computing feast days
improving the accuracy of calendars
predicting celestial events

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Regiomontanus notableWork Calendarium