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Alternate Title(s): Astroscopium
Author: William Schickard
Publication Location: Stuttgart
Year: 1698

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Schickard, a friend of Kepler’s, designed this planisphere or “astroscopium” to calculate the positions of the stars for any day and hour of the year. Schickard also devised a calculating machine to produce astronomical tables according to Kepler’s laws.

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Theme(s): Astronomy, Scientific Instruments, Mathematics
Chronological Period: 17th century
Geographical Region(s): Germany, Europe
Resource Type: Book