Article ID: CBB429955166

A lunar eclipse volvelle in Petrus Apianus' Astronomicum Caesareum (2016)

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The workings and theory of an eclipse volvelle in Petrus Apianus' Astronomicum Caesareum is investi-gated. This paper also tries to explain how the volvelle was implemented from the theory and what values were given to the parameters that were used for the calculations. Results from model computations are presented.

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Authors & Contributors
Gislén, Lars
van Putten, Jasper Cornelis
Gianfranco Crupi
Nigel Helyer
Wainer, Howard
Gaida, Margaret E.
Concepts
Communication of scientific ideas
Visual representation; visual communication
Volvelle; wheel chart
Instruments, astronomical
Scientific illustration
Science and art
Time Periods
Renaissance
21st century
20th century, late
16th century
Early modern
20th century, early
Places
Japan
Germany
Institutions
Hubble Space Telescope
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