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A Tudor Astrolabe by Thomas Gemini and its Relationship to an Astrological Disc by Gerard Mercator of 1551

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 April 2011

Gerard L'E Turner  and
Koenraad Van Cleempoel
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The Antiquaries Journal , Volume 81 , September 2001 , pp. 400 - 409
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 2001

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