Ioannis de Sacrobusto Libellus de sphaera : accessit eiusdem autoris computus ecclesiasticus, et alia quaedam in studiosorum gratiam edita / cum praefatione Philippi Melanthonis. Image 4.
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Description
Diagram showing a small figure viewing the sun, moon, and stars from the surface of the Earth. Notice each of the celestial bodies have faces. On the right side there is an interactive astrolabe-type object that readers can actually operate.
Publication Date
1550
Keywords
Books; Science; Medieval; Renaissance; Mathematics; Art; Visualizing Science; Diagrams; Astronomy; Physics; Anatomy; Astrology; Horology
Recommended Citation
de Sacro Bosco, Joannes, "Ioannis de Sacrobusto Libellus de sphaera : accessit eiusdem autoris computus ecclesiasticus, et alia quaedam in studiosorum gratiam edita / cum praefatione Philippi Melanthonis. Image 4." (1550). Visions of Science. 32.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/visionsofscience/32
Comments
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Rare (COLL V BOOK 489a)