Karl der Große, Alkuin und die Zeitrechnung
Kerstin Springsfeld
In connection with the Carolingian renewal of education Charlemagne also cared for a homogeneous reckoning time. He organized reform calender help Alkuin York, an Anglo-Saxon scholar. Having heard Alkuin's learning and teaching abilities, Frankish King invited him to lead his Palace school at Aachen. Moving Francia 782, became key counselour science, church matters. Among other subjects taught especially calendrical (computus) astronomy, in which he took special personal interest. discussed these often Alkuin, sometimes even letters, still preserved today. For this correspondence on astronomy it was assumed that author four short anonymous writings computus. Moreover, comissioned write standard work computus, is lost But three manuals computus survived. Which really stem from himself? What influence had upon manuals? These two questions are investigated here basis most important matter computus: calculation age moon 19-year lunar cycle, necessary dating movable feast Easter (on first Sunday after full spring). facts were detail, vehemently, between Charlemagne.
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