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Tabla de la ora del medio : dia, en latitud de 48 grados.

A paper engraved circle with 31 divisions, onto which a separate paper arm with months of the year is attached via red thread. This inner piece, with a decorative flower-like center, rotates around the circle.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gallucci, Giovanni Paolo, 1538-1621?
Other Authors:	Pérez, Miguel, active 1474-1526 (Translator), Muñoz, Sebastián, active 1597-1617 (Printer)
Format:	Physical Object
Language:	Spanish
Language Notes:	In Spanish; Spanish text on verso.
Published:	[Granada] : [Por Sebastian Muñoz], [1614?]
Subjects:	Astronomical instruments > Specimens > Early works to 1800. Geodetic astronomy > Early works to 1800. Wheel charts.

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