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PEDRO NUNES (1502-1578). PORTUGUESE GEOGRAPHER.. Quadrant showing the "Nonius", which applies a theory of the Portuguese mathematician Pedro Nunes (1502-1578). Replica of the original made by James Kynuyn (ca. 1595) exhibited in the Museo Galileo in Florence, fitted according to the drawing published by Robert Dudley in the book Dell' Arcano Del Mar, 1646-1647. Maritime Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.

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PEDRO NUNES (1502-1578). PORTUGUESE GEOGRAPHER.

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Quadrant showing the "Nonius", which applies a theory of the Portuguese mathematician Pedro Nunes (1502-1578). Replica of the original made by James Kynuyn (ca. 1595) exhibited in the Museo Galileo in Florence, fitted according to the drawing published by Robert Dudley in the book Dell' Arcano Del Mar, 1646-1647. Maritime Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.

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JOAO DE CASTRO

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Maritime Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.

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Album / Prisma

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4078 x 5878 px | 68.6 MB

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34.5 x 49.8 cm | 13.6 x 19.6 in (300 dpi)

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