Chaucer on the Astrolabe
Emeryville, California: Norman Greene, 1977. 5.5" x 8.25" pp. 67, [1]; includes multiple diagrams. Illustrated tan wrappers are lightly smudged but otherwise sound. Text has a few faint smudges but is overall clean and sound. 4 related handouts are tipped in. Very good.
A revised version of Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th century treatise on the use of Astrolabes for time telling and astronomy. A cornerstone of Medieval Scientific theory.
Item #481 Handouts:
-Using Astrolabe to Find Star Positions
-Universal Equinoctial Ring Sundial
-Historic Scientific Instruments
-History of the Astrolabe & Astrolabe Purchasing Information.
Price: $50.00
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