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This article examines the role of memory techniques in medieval astronomy. Using a mnemonic written by a Franciscan friar c. 1330 as a case study, it shows how astronomers and astrologers simplifie...
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Science History Publications Ltd is an academic publishing company established in 1971 and based in Cambridge, England. We specialize in journals in history of science and in particular history of astronomy.