QUADRANS MAGNUS CHALIBEUS

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Description:

Tycho Brahe, the preeminent astronomical observer of the 16th century, established an observatory on the Danish island of Hven in the 1570s. There he built an impressive assortment of astronomical instruments. Among these was a large steel quadrant on an azimuthal base. This engraving representing that instrument was published in Joan Blaeu, Atlas Maior, vol. 1, book 2 (Amsterdam, 1662). It is derived from an engraving that first appeared in Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica (Wandesburg, 1598).

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Netherlands: North Holland, Amsterdam

Subject: Astronomy

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See more items in: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences, Science & Mathematics, Prints from the Physical Sciences Collection

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.319248Catalog Number: 319248Accession Number: 236083

Object Name: print

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 16 1/2 in x 10 3/4 in; 41.91 cm x 27.305 cmoverall: frame: 23 1/2 in x 18 in x 3/4 in; 59.69 cm x 45.72 cm x 1.905 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-fa15-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1167716

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