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RefNoCLP/8i/20a/2
LevelItem
TitleDiagram, elliptical orbit of planets by Nicolas Mercator
Date1664
DescriptionThe diagram, which appears on the third page, shows how a non-uniform motion of a planet in an elliptical orbit might be reduced to equal angles in equal times around the empty focus

Subject: Astronomy
LanguageLatin
Extent1p
FormatDiagram
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA7751Mercator; Nicolas (c 1620 - 1687); mathematician and astronomerc 1620 - 1687
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