Medievalists.net » Andreas Perlach http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Instruments and demonstrations in the astrological curriculum: evidence from the University of Vienna, 1500–1530 http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/08/instruments-and-demonstrations-in-the-astrological-curriculum-evidence-from-the-university-of-vienna-1500-1530/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/08/instruments-and-demonstrations-in-the-astrological-curriculum-evidence-from-the-university-of-vienna-1500-1530/#comments Sun, 08 Jul 2012 17:12:19 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=33500 The University of Vienna presents something of a puzzle for his- torians of astronomy and astrology. During the fifteenth century the university was alma mater to Johannes de Gmunden, Georg von Peuerbach, and Johannes Regiomontanus, who were central to developments in astronomy and astrology throughout Europe. Yet there is little evidence of advanced instruction in astronomy or astrology by any of these masters.

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