What were portable astronomical instruments used for in late-medieval England, and how much were they actually carried around?

Catherine Eagleton

doi:10.1017/9781108633628.003

What were portable astronomical instruments used for in late-medieval England, and how much were they actually carried around?

Catherine Eagleton^*

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Subtitle of host publication	Objects and Investigations, to Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pages	33-54
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9781108633628
ISBN (Print)	9781108498272
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108633628.003
Publication status	Published - 19 Aug 2019

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Eagleton, C. (2019). What were portable astronomical instruments used for in late-medieval England, and how much were they actually carried around? In The Whipple Museum of the History of Science: Objects and Investigations, to Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of R. S. Whipple's Gift to the University of Cambridge (pp. 33-54). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108633628.003

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