Astronomical tables, Written in England, probably in 1436

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MS. Savile 39

Astronomical tables, including:

Fol. 1. a lunar calendar for four cycles
Fol. 4. leap years from 1367 to 1507
Fol. 4v. eclipses from 1387 to 1462 (in which April 1436 is marked with a red cross)
Canons for the table, for urine (fol. 5), phlebotomy (fol. 5v, cf. fol. 10), and nativities (fol. 6)
Fol. 7. table with movable circles of parchment to show the longitude and phases of the moon at a given age, and diagrams of the influence of the signs of the zodiac and (fol. 7v) of urinary states
Fol. 8. canon and tables of lunar eclipses from 1392 to 1462

11 Leaves

MS. Savile 39

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 6585

On fol. 6v is 'Liber Willelmi Snawdun' (16th cent.).

Labelled '39'

On parchment, with coloured diagrams

12 1/10 × 8 1/2 in.

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