Claudius Ptolemy: Astronomy and Cosmography
Published May 9, 2012Ptolemy’s astronomical treatise Almagest, written in Alexandria in the 2nd century, was first published in Venice, in a Latin translation,... View Article
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An Exhibition for Gerard Mercator’s 500th Anniversary
Published May 9, 2012Mercator’s working life was an integration of learning and skill. He was a cartographer, cosmographer, astronomer, engraver, printer and instrument-maker.... View Article
30. Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae instauratae mechanica (Nuremberg, 1602)
Published May 8, 2012Type: BookInv. No. n/aSource: Royal Astronomical Society Tycho Brahe is the exhibition’s final example of an astronomical craftsman. His planetary... View Article
18. Gerard Mercator’s copy of Nicolaus Copernicus, De revolutionibus orbium cœlestium (Nuremberg, 1543)
Published May 8, 2012Type: bookInv. No. n/aSource: Special Collections Department, University of Glasgow Library Mercator was the first owner of this copy of... View Article
16. Georg Joachim Rheticus, Narratio prima (Basel, 1566)
Published May 8, 2012Type: bookInv. No. n/aSource: Royal Astronomical Society Copernicus had agreed to a proposal from Rheticus that a tentative ‘first account’,... View Article
6. Johann Schöner, Globi stelliferi, sive sphaerae stellarum fixarum usus et explicationes (Nuremberg, 1533)
Published May 8, 2012Type: BookInv. No. n/aSource: Royal Astronomical Society A rare example of Schöner’s explanatory tract on his celestial globe; a companion... View Article
The Renaissance in Astronomy
Published May 1, 2012BOOKS, GLOBES AND INSTRUMENTS OF THE 16TH CENTURY An exhibition by the Royal Astronomical Society and the Museum of the... View Article
The Renaissance in Astronomy
Published March 14, 2012BOOKS, GLOBES AND INSTRUMENTS OF THE 16TH CENTURY An exhibition by the Royal Astronomical Society and the Museum of the... View Article
Renaissance Books
Published January 30, 2012Key Stage: Post-16 and A-level Length: 1-2 hours (adaptable) Maximum number: See Planning a visit This session takes the form... View Article
The Mechanical Universe
Published May 27, 2009Details: The Mechanical Universe [pdf] / Science programme leaflet [pdf]Key Stage: 3 and 4 Length: 1-2 hours (adaptable) Maximum number:... View Article