Alternate Names
Scottus Eriugena, John; Scotus Eriugena, Johannes; Scotus Eriugena, John
Flourished (France), ninth century
Johannes Scottus Eriugena was a scholar of the Carolingian Renaissance. His most famous astronomical work is a commentary on that of Martianus Capella . The claim that Eriugena’s model of the Sun, stars, and planets anticipates the Tychonic system is controversial.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Selected Reference
Eastwood, Bruce S. (2001). “Johannes Scottus Eriugena, Sun-centred Planets, and Carolingian Astronomy.” Journal for the History of Astronomy 32: 281–324.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this entry
Cite this entry
Hockey, T. (2014). Scottus Eriugena, Johannes. In: Hockey, T., et al. Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_1251
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_1251
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Print ISBN: 978-1-4419-9916-0
Online ISBN: 978-1-4419-9917-7
eBook Packages: Physics and AstronomyReference Module Physical and Materials ScienceReference Module Chemistry, Materials and Physics