Andreas Reinhard
Andreas Reinhard (* 1571 in Schneeberg , Erzgebirge ; † June 1, 1613 ibid) was a German arithmetic master and author of the arithmetic book Drei Register Arithmetischer ahnfeng zur Practic .
life and work
Living conditions
Andreas Reinhard was born in 1571 in Schneeberg in the western Ore Mountains as the son of the organist Donat (also: Thonat) Reinhard (* around 1544 † 1594) and his wife Katharina († November 7, 1593) and baptized there on March 6.
Reinhard's other living conditions are largely in the dark. In particular, nothing is known about his school education and the question of whether he attended university. What is certain is that he married around 1597 and had eight children with his wife Sara, at least one of whom remained alive.
The title page of his arithmetic book shows that Reinhard worked in his hometown as an organist and notary , i.e. as an official clerk. His activity as arithmetic master, on the other hand, is only documented by an entry in the Schneeberg city and mountain chronicle by Christian Meltzer from 1716. Reinhard is mentioned for the first time as an organist in the church records of the town of Schneeberg in 1608. In the register of the Schneeberg Cantors there is a note that he left several remarkable compositions.
Reinhard died on June 1st, 1613 in Schneeberg and was buried there two days later.
The arithmetic book
A task in his arithmetic book Drei Register Arithmetischer ahnfeng zur Practic shows that Reinhard wrote the work around 1598/1599 at the age of 27. The text of the task is:
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"Want someone to know about / |
In 1599 Reinhard asked Sophie von Sachsen for the printing privilege for his arithmetic book. He underscored his request to the duchess by sending an artistically designed manuscript that was handed down and is now kept in the library of the Hamburg Christianeum. In a preface dated May 8, 1599, he wrote:
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"These three registers arithmetic beginning for Practic are hereby attributed to their own hand / Inn vnterthenigst / most humble please / The princely graces will deign to please this little work / The same / Where it will be published / all my dearest country princess and wife to promote a printer [...] " |
Sophie apparently complied with this request, because in his foreword to the first edition published in Leipzig in 1599 ( VD 16 ZV 22500) , dated November 11, Reinhard dedicates the arithmetic book to the duchess' sons.
The work itself is partly written in rhymes and divided into three chapters. Reinhard writes about the content:
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“The arithmetic booklet / and this |
The first chapter deals with the basic arithmetic operations , the extraction of roots and fractions . In the second chapter, Reinhard deals with seventeen individual topics from practical computing:
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"1. Gain and loss. |
10. Silver and gold. |
The third - in comparison to the two previous very short - chapter deals with the art of sighting, a part of the applied geometry , which involved calculating the contents of vessels, namely barrels. The calculation was carried out with the help of a so-called sighting rod, with which the dimensions of the barrel were measured and Reinhard describes its manufacture and use. At the end of the calculation book, under the heading “Resolutio”, information on abbreviations and conversion tables for various units of measurement form. In the printed version, this is followed by a keyword index.
So far there is no knowledge of the reception history of Reinhard's arithmetic book. On the basis of the fact that a second followed only a year after the first edition, however, it can be assumed that the book was at least successful during Reinhard's lifetime.
Remarks
- ↑ fol. 90r; in the copy of the Saxon State Library on p. 210f.
- ↑ fol. 4r; in the copy of the Saxon State Library on p. IIIf.
- ↑ fol. 8v; in the copy of the Saxon State Library on p. 7.
- ↑ fol. 50v; in the copy of the Saxon State Library on p. 106f.
literature
Proof of location of received copies of the calculation book
- Andreas Reinhard: Drey Register Arithmetischer beginning to Practic. Reguliret, and written in rhyme. Also explained with funny examples
- Bound manuscript in the library of the Hamburg Christianeum . Signature R 29 3
- Jacobus Gaubisch, Leipzig 1599. Saxon State Library Dresden, call number Math. 1017
- Jacobus Gaubisch, Leipzig 1600. State University Library Saxony-Anhalt Halle, call number AB 36 17 / i, 25
Representations
- Bernd Elsner: The arithmetic book of Andreas Reinhard, Notarius Publicus, organist and arithmetic master in Schneeberg. In: Rainer Gebhardt , Helmuth Albrecht (Hrsg.): Computing masters and Cossists of the early modern times (= writings of the Adam-Ries-Bund Annaberg-Buchholz. Vol. 7). Contribution to the scientific colloquium on September 21, 1996 in Annaberg-Buchholz. Adam-Ries-Bund, Annaberg-Buchholz 1996, ISBN 3-930430-05-3 , pp. 211-220.
- Bernd Elsner: The arithmetic book of Andreas Reinhard. In: Ulf Andersen (Hrsg.): 250 years Christianeum. 1738-1988. Volume 2: Treasures of the library. Association of Friends of the Christianeum in Hamburg-Altona, Hamburg 1988, pp. 50–54.
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| SURNAME | Reinhard, Andreas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German arithmetic master |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1571 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schneeberg (Ore Mountains) |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 1613 |
| Place of death | Schneeberg (Ore Mountains) |