computatio

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning computation
Literal translation computation
Variants
computatio
Edited by
computation practice

Haec omnia mathematicorum collegit ingenium et, computatione sollerti, divinae dispositionis secreta perdidicit.

‘Astrologers have traced all these phenomena and with their mathematical skill have taught us their secrets.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 1.4.11

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. 1.13

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). computatio (Lemma #888). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/888/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). computatio (Lemma #888). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/888/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). computatio (Lemma #888). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/888/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) computatio (Lemma #888), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/888/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac888,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {computatio ({Lemma} #888)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/888/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/888/},
}