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Astronomical quadrant. Willem Janszoon Blaeu. Amsterdam ca. 1610. 6500. Manufactured for Professor Willem Snel van Royen, betten known as Snellius (1580-1626). Was used to measure the latitude of Alkmaar and Bergen op Zoom. Using the known distance between the towns he was able to calculate the
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Astronomical quadrant. Willem Janszoon Blaeu. Amsterdam ca. 1610. 6500. Manufactured for Professor Willem Snel van Royen, better known as Snellius (1580-1626). Was used to measure the latitude of Alkmaar and Bergen op Zoom. Using the known distance between the towns he was able to calculate the
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diameter of the earth. After Snellius's death the instrument was purchased by the University for its observatory. The telescope was added in 1669. In the Museum Boerhaave Leiden.
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diameter of the earth. After Snellius's death the instrument was purchased by the University for its observatory. The telescope was added in 1669.
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