File:Tycho instrument sextant mounting 19.jpg

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A diagram of Tycho Brahe's astronomical sextant from Astronomiæ instauratæ mecanica.

Tycho Brahe shows how to mount the sextant to measure the elevation of celestial objects (INSTRUMENTI EIUSDEM UT ALTITUDINIBUS CAPIENDIS INSERVIAT DISPOSITIO).


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16:15, 27 March 2005Thumbnail for version as of 16:15, 27 March 2005400 × 636 (76 KB)Wikibob~commonswiki (talk | contribs)Tycho Brahe shows how to mount the sextant to measure the elevation of celestial objects (INSTRUMENTI EIUSDEM UT ALTITUDINIBUS CAPIENDIS INSERVIAT DISPOSITIO). *Source: http://www.kb.dk/elib/lit/dan/brahe/images/instrumentstor19.jpg *Author: Tycho Brahe

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