Type: Book
Inv. No. n/a
Source: Royal Astronomical Society
A rare example of Schöner’s explanatory tract on his celestial globe; a companion tract on his terrestrial globe appeared the same year. Both were dedicated to Elector John Frederick of Saxony, to whom Schöner presented a pair of globes that survive in Weimar He was rewarded with 100 florins from the Elector. The woodcut illustration coincides closely with the globe on display.
On loan from the Royal Astronomical Society
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