The famous Dutch cartographer and publisher Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571–1638) qualified himself as an instrument and globe maker under the direction of Tÿcho Brahe (1546–1572). In his “Institution astronomique” Blaeu explained the differences between techniques of construction and usage of Ptolemaic and Copernican globes. Nicolas Bion (1652?–1733) was a less renowned globe maker. In “L’usage des globes celestes et terrestres” he described how constructing Ptolemaic and Copernican globes. This is an interesting and unusual proof of the persistent problem of world systems comparison in the XVIIth century.
Ptolemaic and Copernican globes in the XVII century: short remarks on the handbooks by Blaue and Bion
MARCACCI F
2013
Abstract
The famous Dutch cartographer and publisher Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571–1638) qualified himself as an instrument and globe maker under the direction of Tÿcho Brahe (1546–1572). In his “Institution astronomique” Blaeu explained the differences between techniques of construction and usage of Ptolemaic and Copernican globes. Nicolas Bion (1652?–1733) was a less renowned globe maker. In “L’usage des globes celestes et terrestres” he described how constructing Ptolemaic and Copernican globes. This is an interesting and unusual proof of the persistent problem of world systems comparison in the XVIIth century.File in questo prodotto:
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