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Corpus of mathematical-astronomical translations — John of Seville

1133 AD · Transmission: Global
AstronomyMathematicsTranslationHispanic

John of Seville (Johannes Hispalensis, active c. 1133-1153) is a central figure of the Toledo School of Translators and the main channel for Arabic astronomy and arithmetic entering 12th-century Latin Europe. His most influential work is the literal translation of Abu Ma'shar's Kitab al-mudkhal al-kabir (1133, Introductorium in Astronomiam), independent of Hermann of Carinthia's freer 1140 version. He also translated Arabic treatises on the astrolabe by Mashallah and Ibn al-Saffar, and positional-arithmetic texts attributed to Al-Khwarizmi.

InstitutionToledo School of Translators
Historical regionToledo (Al-Andalus / Kingdom of Castile)
Primary sourceIntroductorium in Astronomiam (1133); translations of Mashallah and Ibn al-Saffar on the astrolabe
Secondary sourceEncyclopedia.com — 'Johannes Hispalensis'
Original languageArabic → vernacular → Latin
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