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Peter Apian, La Cosmographie, fol. XLVIIIr, published in Germany, 1524. Collection:Collection of the History of Science Collections, University of Oklahoma Libraries. Image source: Oxford University Press: University of Oxford. https://doi.org/10.1093/library/13.3.316

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current18:38, 21 November 2018Thumbnail for version as of 18:38, 21 November 20181,175 × 572 (143 KB)Lmileto (talk | contribs)These volvelles were developed by Peter Apian, a German Mathematician, in the 16th century. This photo depicts wheels from his book La Cosmographia which applies land and building surveying, map projections and instrument making to varied but related d...

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