Friday, July 23, 2010

Astronomical charts



Received July 12, 2010
North America July 2010 Round Robin

Peter Apianus (c.1501-?)
From Astronomicum Caesareum, 1540
A book of volvelles (diagrams with movable disks that chart astronomical relationships)
Rare Book Division of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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