Dee, Mercator, and Louvain Instrument Making: an Undescribed Astrological Disc by Gerard Mercator (1551).

The present paper complements the publications of Gerard L'E. Turner on Mercator's astrolabes by presenting an account of an astrological disc which Mercator published at Louvain in May 1551. This instrument, of which only one copy is known, is described, and a transcription of its instruction sheet...

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Published in:	Annals of Science Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 219 - 241
Main Author:	Vanden Broecke, Steven
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul2001
Subjects:	Scientific apparatus & instruments Astrology Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594 Italy Florence (Italy)
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