Mathematical Treasure: Juan Martínez Población’s Compendium on the Astrolabe

Juan Martínez Población (1486–1557) was a Spanish physician and mathematician who worked in Paris. In 1518 he prepared De Vsv Astrolabi Compendivm, a short treatise explaining how to use the astrolabe in astronomy, navigation, and mathematics. The book was printed around 20 times in the 16th century, including in the 1553 edition shown here and in 1554.

A few illustrative pages from this text:

The images above are provided courtesy of Bamberg State Library. A full digitization of this book is available here.

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