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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Main Author: Strano, Giorgio (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Medieval encounters
Year: 2017, Volume: 23, Issue: 1/5, Pages: 444-467
Further subjects:B Catalan astrolabe Geoffrey Chaucer Data interpretation English medieval astrolabes Pseudo-Messahalla star table
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)