Heaven and Earth united : instruments in astrological contexts / edited by Richard Dunn, Silke Ackermann, and Giorgio Strano.
Contributor(s): Dunn, Richard [editor.]
| Ackermann, Silke [editor.] | Strano, Giorgio [editor.]
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TextSeries: History of science and medicine library: volume 6.Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]Description: xiv, 286 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9789004362758; 9004362754Subject(s): Astronomical instruments -- HistoryLOC classification: QB85 | .H43 2018Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Using astrolabes for astrological purposes : the earliest evidence revisited / Petra G. Schmidl -- What's on the back of an astrolabe? Astrolabes as supports for planetary calculators / Seb Falk -- Medical and astrological plates : their roles in medieval and Renaissance knowledge / Josefina Rodriguez-Arribas -- "Preciseness and pleasure" : the astrological diptychs of Thomas Hood / Stephen Johnston -- Displaying astrological knowledge through tabulation : some notes pertaining to particular arrangement on instruments / Gunther Oestmann -- Astrological aspectaria on early modern instruments / Louise E. Devoy -- Italian astronomical clocks as public astrological machines / Marisa Addomine -- Astrological time in public space : the Gorlitz Arachne (1550) and planetary hours / Richard L. Kremer -- The heavens at the Medici court : Antonio Santucci's cosmological models / Giorgio Strano -- Were globes used in the practice of early modern astrology? / Jim Bennett and Sylvia Sumira -- Instruments and the astrologer's image / Richard Dunn -- Defining scientific instruments in astrological practice : a response / Marvin Bolt.