A New Approach to the Star Data of Early Planispheric Astrolabes

During the twentieth century, scholars attempted to date early astronomical instruments by the scientific information discernable in their design. In particular, they devised “methods” to date planispheric astrolabes by the position of the vernal equinox on the calendar scale or by the precessional...

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Veröffentlicht: Brill 2017
In: Medieval encounters
Jahr: 2017, Band: 23, Heft: 1/5, Seiten: 444-467
weitere Schlagwörter:B Catalan astrolabe Geoffrey Chaucer Data interpretation English medieval astrolabes Pseudo-Messahalla star table
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