Telling time at night using a nocturnal. The hour is obtained by measuring the angular position of the imaginary line joining the 'pointers' in the constellation of the Plough to the Pole Star. From Peter Apian "Cosmographia", Antwerp, 1539

Telling time at night using a nocturnal. The hour is obtained by measuring the angular position of the imaginary line joining the 'pointers' in the constellation of the Plough to the Pole Star. From Peter Apian "Cosmographia", Antwerp, 1539 Stock Photo
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3543 x 2448 px | 30 x 20.7 cm | 11.8 x 8.2 inches | 300dpi

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1539

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