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    Image number: RS.2771
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    Moveable disc calendar

    Date
    1474
    Object type
    Image reference
    Library reference
    R61028
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 204mm
    width (print): 148mm
    Subject
    Content object
    space
       > Solar system
          > Sun
    space
       > Solar system
          > Moon
    Description
    A hand-coloured moveable paper disc for calcuating the motion of the moon. From Regiomontanus - Almanack by Johannes Mueller, a German astronomer known by the name 'Regiomontanus', (Nuremberg, 1474).
    Associated place
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       > Europe
          > Germany
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