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Planisphaerii coelestis hemisphaerium meridionale : calculatum ad finem anni MDCC, pro aevo XVIII praesente /

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Nouiciis adolfscentibus sic: ad astronomicam rempu. capessendam aditum impetrantibus: per breui rectoque tramite a uulgari uestigio semoto: Ioannis de Sacro Busto sphaericum opusculum Georgiique Purbachii in motus planetarum accuratiss. theoricae necnon contra Cremonensia in eorundem planetarum theoricas deliramenta Ioannis de monte regio disputationes tam accuratiss. quaque utiliss. dictatum opus utili serie contextum inchoat

Nouiciis adolfscentibus sic: ad astronomicam rempu. capessendam aditum impetrantibus: per breui rectoque tramite a uulgari uestigio semoto: Ioannis de Sacro Busto sphaericum opusculum Georgiique Purbachii in motus planetarum accuratiss. theoricae necnon contra Cremonensia in eorundem planetarum theoricas deliramenta Ioannis de monte regio disputationes tam accuratiss. quaque utiliss. dictatum opus utili serie contextum inchoat

Nouiciis adolfscentibus sic: ad astronomicam rempu. capessendam aditum impetrantibus: per breui rectoque tramite a uulgari uestigio semoto: Ioannis de Sacro Busto sphaericum opusculum Georgiique Purbachii in motus planetarum accuratiss. theoricae necnon contra Cremonensia in eorundem planetarum theoricas deliramenta Ioannis de monte regio disputationes tam accuratiss. quaque utiliss. dictatum opus utili serie contextum inchoat

Nouiciis adolfscentibus sic: ad astronomicam rempu. capessendam aditum impetrantibus: per breui rectoque tramite a uulgari uestigio semoto: Ioannis de Sacro Busto sphaericum opusculum Georgiique Purbachii in motus planetarum accuratiss. theoricae necnon contra Cremonensia in eorundem planetarum theoricas deliramenta Ioannis de monte regio disputationes tam accuratiss. quaque utiliss. dictatum opus utili serie contextum inchoat

Nouiciis adolfscentibus sic: ad astronomicam rempu. capessendam aditum impetrantibus: per breui rectoque tramite a uulgari uestigio semoto: Ioannis de Sacro Busto sphaericum opusculum Georgiique Purbachii in motus planetarum accuratiss. theoricae necnon contra Cremonensia in eorundem planetarum theoricas deliramenta Ioannis de monte regio disputationes tam accuratiss. quaque utiliss. dictatum opus utili serie contextum inchoat

Nouiciis adolfscentibus sic: ad astronomicam rempu. capessendam aditum impetrantibus: per breui rectoque tramite a uulgari uestigio semoto: Ioannis de Sacro Busto sphaericum opusculum Georgiique Purbachii in motus planetarum accuratiss. theoricae necnon contra Cremonensia in eorundem planetarum theoricas deliramenta Ioannis de monte regio disputationes tam accuratiss. quaque utiliss. dictatum opus utili serie contextum inchoat

Nouiciis adolfscentibus sic: ad astronomicam rempu. capessendam aditum impetrantibus: per breui rectoque tramite a uulgari uestigio semoto: Ioannis de Sacro Busto sphaericum opusculum Georgiique Purbachii in motus planetarum accuratiss. theoricae necnon contra Cremonensia in eorundem planetarum theoricas deliramenta Ioannis de monte regio disputationes tam accuratiss. quaque utiliss. dictatum opus utili serie contextum inchoat

Planisphaerii coelestis hemisphaerium meridionale : calculatum ad finem anni MDCC, pro aevo XVIII praesente /

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Shows hemispheric view with signs of the Zodiac and the constellations shown picorially.

"Cum Privilegio Pontissimorum D D Ordinum Hollandiae et Westfrisiae".

Appears in: Atlas nouveau contenant toutes les parties du monde, où sont exactement marqués les empires, monarchies, royaumes, états, républiques &c. Amsterdam: J. Cóvens et C. Mortier, [1683-1761].

Includes tables and notes concerning stars.

Insets: Solis observation novissima -- Lunae effigies, nuper conspecto -- Memoranda solis eclipsis -- Mercurius --Venus -- Mars -- Jupiter -- Saturnus.

LC copy stamped on in blue ink in lower left margin: 311A.

Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

In the 17th century, maps took a huge leap forward. Mathematical and astronomical knowledge necessary to make accurate measurements had evolved. English mathematicians had perfected triangulation: navigation and surveying by right-angled triangles. Triangulation allowed navigators to set accurate courses and produced accurate land surveys. Seamen learned to correct their compasses for declination and had determined the existence of annual compass variation. Latitude determination was greatly improved with the John Davis quadrant. The measurement of distance sailed at sea was improved by another English invention, the common log. Longitudinal distance between Europe and Québec was determined by solar and lunar eclipses by the Jesuit Bressani in the 1640s and by Jean Deshayes in 1686. With accurate surveys in Europe, the grid of the modern map began to take shape.

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celestial sphere stars celestial reference systems constellations charts diagrams etc astronomy universe celestial charts latin planisphaerii coelestis hemisphaerium meridionale planisphaerii coelestis hemisphaerium meridionale calculatum finem anni mdcc calculatum ad finem anni mdcc aevo praesente astrology 1700 age of discovery age of discovery maps maps early works to 1800 finding our place in the cosmos from galileo to sagan and beyond general maps geography and map division carel allard covens et mortier map aevo xviii praesente ultra high resolution high resolution saturn roman mythology roman god constellation march antique maps
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01/01/1700
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Allard, Carel, 1648-approximately 1709.
Cóvens et Mortier.
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XVII Century Maps

Birth of modern maps.
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label_outline Explore Meridionale, Saturn, Coelestis

Hymni totivs anni iuxta ritum Sanctæ Romanæ Ecclesiæ cvm qvattvor vocibvs /

Sozvi︠e︡zdīi︠a︡ predstavlennyi︠a︡ na XXX tabilt︠s︡akh s opisanīem onykh i rukovodstvom k udobnomu ikh otyskanī i︠u︡ na nebi︠e︡ sostavlennym dli︠a︡ uchebnykhi︠e︡ zavedenīĭ i li︠u︡biteleĭ astrognozīi /

Hymni totivs anni iuxta ritum Sanctæ Romanæ Ecclesiæ cvm qvattvor vocibvs /

Hymni totivs anni iuxta ritum Sanctæ Romanæ Ecclesiæ cvm qvattvor vocibvs /

Henri IV. délibére sur son futur mariage / Rubens, pinxit ; I.M. Nattier, delineavit ; I. Audran, scupsit.

Hymni totivs anni iuxta ritum Sanctæ Romanæ Ecclesiæ cvm qvattvor vocibvs /

Harmonia macrocosmica, seu, Atlas universalis et novus, totius universi creati cosmographiam generalem, et novam exhibens : in quâ omnium totius mundi orbium harmonica constructio, secundum diversas diversorum authorum opioniones, ut et uranometria seu totus orbis coelestis, ac planetarum theoriae, et terrestris globus, tàm planis et scenographicis iconibus, quàm descriptionibus novis ab oculos ponuntur : opus novum, antehac nunquam visum, cujuscunque conditionis hominibus utilissimum, jucundissimum, maximè necessarium, & adornatum /

Hymni totivs anni iuxta ritum Sanctæ Romanæ Ecclesiæ cvm qvattvor vocibvs /

Atlas designed to illustrate Burritt's Geography of the heavens ... /

Hymni totivs anni iuxta ritum Sanctæ Romanæ Ecclesiæ cvm qvattvor vocibvs /

Hymni totivs anni iuxta ritum Sanctæ Romanæ Ecclesiæ cvm qvattvor vocibvs /

A Mercator map of the starry heavens : comprehending the whole equinoctial and terminated by the polar circles /

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celestial sphere stars celestial reference systems constellations charts diagrams etc astronomy universe celestial charts latin planisphaerii coelestis hemisphaerium meridionale planisphaerii coelestis hemisphaerium meridionale calculatum finem anni mdcc calculatum ad finem anni mdcc aevo praesente astrology 1700 age of discovery age of discovery maps maps early works to 1800 finding our place in the cosmos from galileo to sagan and beyond general maps geography and map division carel allard covens et mortier map aevo xviii praesente ultra high resolution high resolution saturn roman mythology roman god constellation march antique maps