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Albertus Magnus

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<p style='text-align: justify;'>The <i>Philosophia pauperum</i>, frequently attributed to Albertus Magnus, is now believed to have been compiled by another thirteenth-century Dominican, Albertus of Orlamuende. The <i>Philosophia pauperum</i> was a popular compilation of Aristotle's <i>Physics </i>and <i>On the Soul</i>, printed eight times before 1501. This diagram, in which north is to the left, shows the names of winds, largely derived from Isidore of Seville (d. 636). From the north (left) clockwise, the following names can be read: <i>Septentrionalis</i>, <i>Boreas/Aquilo</i>, <i>Vultu[r]nus</i>, <i>Subsolanus</i>, <i>Eurus</i>, <i>Notus</i>, <i>Meridionalis</i>, <i>Affricus</i>, <i>Zephyrus</i>, <i>Favonius</i>, <i>Circius</i>, <i>Corus</i>. There seems to be some confusion about the position of these names ' <i>Notus</i> is usually regarded as the south wind, and <i>Corus</i> (NW) and <i>Circius</i> (NNW) appear to be transposed.</p>

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