Medical Astrology: Science, Art, and Influence in early-modern Europe

Item

"Der Schat der Erden" Volvelle from Astronomicum Caesareum (1540)

Title

"Der Schat der Erden" Volvelle from Astronomicum Caesareum (1540)

Creator

Peter Apian (1495-1552)

Contributor

Harvey Cushing / John Hay Whitney Medical Library

Date

1540

Description

"Der Schat der Erden" Volvelle, showing a partial lunar eclipse as moon crosses Earth's shadow

Format

image

Rights

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Source

Astronomicum Caesareum (Ingolstadt: Peter Apian, 1540), H III Recto. Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University.