Titel
Engraved capital with armillary sphere, 1556.
Caption
Woodcut showing a natural philosopher is using dividers to measure the ecliptic on an armillary sphere. The first letters of sections of books were often placed within a decorative frame together with appropriate subjects. Illustration from ‘The castle of knowledge’ by Robert Record (1510?-1558), published in London in 1556., 6953713
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01.01.2009
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Stichworte
Stichworte
16th century
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Armillary Spheres
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Astronomers at Work
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Measuring
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Mercantile Age (1550-1780)
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Models
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NATURAL WORLD
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Solar System
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dividers
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ecliptic
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lettering
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man
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men
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ow_science-society
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pmscartandhistory
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pmscinternational
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text