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Johannes Stöffler – Scientist of the Day

Johannes Stöffler, a German mathematician and astronomer, was born Dec. 10, 1452, in the town of Justingen in southern Germany.

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Astrolabes from the Adler Planetarium’s collection, from top to bottom:

1.  An astrolabe made in Baghdad in the 12th century.

2. The original design of this paper astrolabe dates from 1584. Since these were cheaper, fragile, and disposable instruments, it is very rare to find assembled examples in such a good condition!

3.  This particular astrolabe is not only beautiful, it's also very rare. It's one of the only ones in existence to have Hebrew inscriptions!

Georg Hartmann – Scientist of the Day

Georg Hartmann, a German instrument maker, was born in Bavaria on Feb. 9, 1489.

Published: New York: Exeter Books, 1984, Hardback in dust wrapper.

Contains: Black & white photographs; Colour photographs;

From the cover: This new illustrated dictionary brings together the most recent scholarship in the whole field of horology throughout the world. Alan Smith has been able to call upon a distinguished team of contributors from Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the United States of America, as well as from Grea…

Very Good in Very Good Dust Wrapper.

Brown boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 350 pages. Index. Bibliography. 12″ x 8¾”.

Of course, if you don’t like this one, may I entice you with something lovely from my Horology catalogue?

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more than a game the story of crickets early years john major harperpress 9780007183647

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Essay-Prove how astrolabes contributed to the Arabo-Islamic civilization.

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