Sun in the Church Cathedrals As Solar Ob

by J.L. Heilbron

Book Overview

Between 1650 and 1750, four Catholic churches were the best solar observatories in the world. Built to fix an unquestionable date for Easter, they also housed instruments that threw light on the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Unknown Binding
• ISBN: 0965007618
• ISBN13: 9780965007610
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: HARVARD UNIV PRESS @
• Weight: 1.71 lbs.