Astrolabe and Equatorium, southern France or Italy, late 15th century. The three prominent discs reflect the ‘epicycles’ used by Ptolemy.
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Astrolabe and Equatorium, southern France or Italy, late 15th century. The three prominent discs reflect the ‘epicycles’...