Org. Eleonora Andriani, Nick Jacobson, Sophie Serra, Samuel Gessner, Scott Trigg, Matthieu Husson

This seminar is open to the public and exclusively online. You may contact matthieu.husson@obspm.fr if you are interested in attending one of the session

Argument

This years seminar is devoted to a collective reading of E. Poulle, Equatoire et Horlogerie planétaire au Moyen Âge Latin, 1980. We also continue to discuss works in progress of the team members on Alfonsine sources.

Program

Monday, January 16

Online | 15h30-17h30

Reading of the Introduction and Conclusion of Poulle 1980.

Monday, February 13

Online | 15h30-17h30

Reading of Chapter A1 “Campanus de Novare”  of Poulle 1980.

Monday, March 13

Online | 15h30-17h30

Reading of Chapter A4-5  “Vers la réduction du matériel planétaire” of Poulle 1980.

Monday, April 3

Online | 15h30-17h30

Reading of chapter A7 “Un équant commun devant des centres interchangeables” of Poulle 1980.

Monday, May 22

Online | 15h30-17h30

Reading of chapter A8 “La tentation du bi-épicyclisme” of Poulle 1980.

Monday, June 12

Online | 15h30-17h30

Reading of chapter B2 “L’omission des excentricités”  of Poulle 1980.

MOnday, July 10

Online | 15h30-17h30

Reading of chapter B4 “Les épicycles de rayon variable” of Poulle 1980.