Kepler - “Ordo sphaerarum mundi”, from Mysterium cosmographicum
ID number
RB-JK1596-7
Title
Diagram of eyes, from Astronomia pars optica
ID number
RB-JK1604-1
Title
Kepler - Foldout, from De Cometis
ID number
RB-JK1619B-1
Title
Portrait of Tycho Brahe, from Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica
Abstract
The engraved portrait by Jacob de Gheyn first appeared as a frontispiece in Tycho's Astronomical Letters of 1596 and was later reprinted. It was done in 1586 when Tycho was 40 years old. He is shown wearing the Danish Order of the Elephant.
ID number
RB-TB1602-1
Title
Small quadrant of gilt brass, from Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica
ID number
RB-TB1602-2
Title
Medium-sized azimuth quadrant of brass, from Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica
ID number
RB-TB1602-3
Title
Another azimuth quadrant of brass, from Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica
ID number
RB-TB1602-4
Title
Astronomical sextant for measuring altitudes, from Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica
ID number
RB-TB1602-5
Title
Revolving azimuth quadrant, from Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica
ID number
RB-TB1602-6
Title
Great steel quadrant, inscribed in a square, also of steel, and revolving in azimuth, from Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica
ID number
RB-TB1602-7
Title
Great azimuth semicircle, from Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica
ID number
RB-TB1602-8
Title
Zodiacal armillary instrument, from Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica
ID number
RB-TB1602-9
Title
The great equatorial armillary instrument with one complete circle and one semicircle, from Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica
ID number
RB-TB1602-10
Title
Mounting of the steel sextant for observations of altitudes, from Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica
ID number
RB-TB1602-11
Title
The great quadrant constructed near Augsburg, from Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica. The quadrant was constructed in 1572 and was no longer standing when Tycho published the description of it in 1598.
ID number
RB-TB1602-12
Title
Great steel quadrant confined in a square and standing on an azimuth horizon of steel, from Tycho Brahe, Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica
