Robertus Anglicus - Research Article from Science and Its Times

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Robertus Anglicus - Research Article from Science and Its Times

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 1 page of information about Robertus Anglicus.
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fl. 1200s

English scholar who produced a commentary on De sphaera by thirteenth-century English mathematician Sacrobosco. In Robertus's text, entitled Tractatus quadrantis vetus, he discussed a demonstration of the force of gravity using a millstone. Robertus also wrote Canons for the Astrolabe, later printed in 1478.

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