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Recorde, Robert, 1510?-1558, author · 1556 · Imprinted at London : By Reginalde Wolfe · 2 pictures

An English introduction to astronomy and the sphere, written as a dialogue between Master and Scholar by Robert Recorde and printed in London by Reginalde Wolfe in 1556 for readers without Latin. The pages mix blackletter and roman text with side-notes and woodcut line diagrams of circles, meridians, horizons and sighting instruments, useful for compass-drawn geometry and early technical labelling.

Astronomy · Cosmography · Spherical astronomy · Astronomy -- Early works to 1800 · Cosmography -- Early works to 1800 · Spherical astronomy -- Early works to 1800

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