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Ptolemy of Alexandria (c 90-168 AD) observing with a quadrant, with the goddess Astronomia behind him. Illustration from the 1535 edition of the philosopher Gregor Reisch's (1467-1525) 'Margarita Philosophica' ('Pearl of Wisdom'), an encyclopedia compiling commentaries on subjects including astronomy, geometry, anatomy and geography.
Location
Science Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART393305
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Image
Purpose
Public
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2776px × 3504px
Photo Credit
SSPL/Science Museum / Art Resource, NY
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16th century CE
Margarita Philosophica (1508)
Ptolemy, Astronomer (Claudius Ptolemaeus, 90-168 BCE)
Quadrant
Reisch, Gregor (16th CE)
Renaissance