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Deutsch: Hevelius' Quadrant
English: Hevelius' quadrant. German subtitle says (Peter) Crüger's large azimuthal quadrant, completed by Hevel, according to Hevel's Machina coelestis
Date 6 April 2004 (original upload date)
Source Scanned from Geschichte der Astron. Messwerkzeuge (1907) by J. A. Repsold († 1919).
Author The original uploader was Rivi at German Wikipedia.
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current20:44, 4 March 2006Thumbnail for version as of 20:44, 4 March 2006480 × 688 (74 KB)Mattheadllustration from "Geschichte der Astron. Messwerkzeuge, 1907, Autor J.A. Repsold † 1919" - German subtitle says ''Crüger's large azimuthal quadrant, completed by Johannes Hevelius, according to Hevel's Machina coelestis'' (taken from German Wikipedia)
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