computus

Latin · noun
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2024-07-15
Meanings
Literal translation
computation
Categories
practice
Related Lemmata 10 ›

1. computation

1.a computation practice

Ipse et huius scientiae rationem, ipse computos tradidit

‘It has shown us the theory of this science, the computations’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 1.4.5

Genre: astrological compendium Provenance: Sicily Date: ca. 334 CE

Firmicus Maternus. 1897. Ivlii Firmici Materni Matheseos Libri VIII, ed. W. Kroll, F. Skutsch. Stuttgart: B. G. Teubner. 1.12

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). computus (Lemma #878). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/878/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). computus (Lemma #878). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/878/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). computus (Lemma #878). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/878/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) computus (Lemma #878), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/878/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac878,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {computus ({Lemma} #878)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/878/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/878/},
}