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Astronomicum caesareum
Petrus Apianus1540
National Library of the Czech Republic
Staré Město, Czechia
The masterpiece of the mathematician and astronomer Peter Apian (1495-1552), considered by many to be the most beautiful astronomical book. Rotatable, multi-layered representations allowing the position of the planets at a given time to be determined graphically, without calculations.
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- Title: Astronomicum caesareum
- Creator: Peter Apian
- Date Created: 1540
- Location Created: Ingolstadt
- Rights: National Library of Czech Republic
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