Document Details Christoph Rothmanns Handbuch der Astronomie von 1589:
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- Title: Christoph Rothmanns Handbuch der Astronomie von 1589
SubTitle: [beeing serial:] Acta Historica Astronomiae Vol.19 - Author: Christoph Rothman, Miguel A. Granada, Jurgen Hamel[Publisher], Ludolf vonMackensen[Publisher]
- Publisher: Verlag Harri Deutsch
Keywords: precision clock
Other Keywords: Kassel Willhelm Buergi Burgi Rothmann
ISBN: 3 8171 1718 3-ISSN1422-82
Language: GER
Notes: Scholarly reedition of the 1589 instructions written in Kassel when Jobst Buergi and Rothman were first developing methods and instruments in thw 1580 to accuratly map stars. Page 42ff discuss the clocks that were used including Baldeweins Kassel Planetary clock, as well as the so called Observatoriums UhrI by Buergi (ca 1585-1591), and noting for the first time the use of a seconds showing clock, in star transit observations (see folio 11-v)
Edition: 2003 -- Copyright: 1589
Kind: Book
Type: Scientific instrument
Geographic area: Germany
Topic: Astronomy
Organization: NA/other
Pages: 231 -- Height in cm: 21
Print Status: 1 (1 means in print - 2 means out of print)
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BHM No: 16889 - Publisher: Verlag Harri Deutsch
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