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The Jovilabe and the Problem of Longitude →
This website explains the operation and use of the Jovilabe, a tool designed by Galileo to help predict the position of the moons of Jupiter, through a series of interactive tutorials. In combination with his most powerful telescopes, Galileo was able to use to Jovilabe to solve the problem of longitude. However, astronomical observations were extremely difficult at sea, which limited his...
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Petrus Apian_Astronomicum caesareum (1540) /... →
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