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A

Abraham ibn Ezra: Astrology
Abu al-Wafa: Mathematical Techniques in Astronomy
Abu Ishâq b. al Zarqâlî: The Observational Armillary Sphere
Abu ma 'Shar: Astrology
Abu Nasr: Mathematical Techniques in Astronomy
al-Aziz: Ibn Yunus Biography
al-Battani: Astronomical Tables
al-Biruni: Mathematical Techniques in Astronomy
al-Farabi: Astrology
al-Fargãnî: Regiomontanus Biography; Islamic Astrolabe
al-Hakim: Ibn Yunus Biography; Ibn Yunus and Astronomical Tables
al-Khwarizmi: Mathematical Techniques in Astronomy; Astronomical Tables
al-Kindi: Astrology
al-Sahfi: Ibn Yunus Biography
al-Tusi: Ibn Yunus and Astronomical Tables
Albert, Duke of Prussia and Margrave of Brandenburg: Copernicus and Astronomical Tables; Astronomical Tables
Albrecht von Wallenstein, Count: Kepler Biography
Albumazar: Astrology
Alchabitius: Astrology
Alexander the Great: Ptolemy Biography
Alexandria: Ptolemy Biography; Sacrobosco's Books
Alfonso X of Castile: The Observational Armillary Sphere; Astronomical Tables
b. Ali, Husain: Islamic Astrolabe
Ambrose: Sacrobosco and the Armillary Sphere
Antwerp: Sacrobosco's Books
Apian, Peter: Astronomical Tables; Early Modern Books
Apollonius of Perga: Hipparchus Biography; Ptolemy and Mathematical Techniques
Aratus: Hipparchus Biography; Hipparchus on a Poem; Kepler and Poetry; Tycho Brahe and Poetry
Arcetri: Galileo Biography
Archimedes: The Demonstrational Armillary Sphere; The Armillary Sphere in Poetry, Literature, and Art; Regiomontanus and Books; Mathematical Techniques in Astronomy
Aristarchus: Mathematical Techniques in Astronomy
Aristotle: Ptolemy and Copernicus on their cosmological postulates; Hipparchus on a Poem; Sacrobosco Biography
Athens: Ancient Weather Calendars
Augsburg: Tycho Brahe Biography
Augustine of Hippo: Astrology
Aulus Gellius: The Demonstrational Armillary Sphere
Averroes: Astrology
Avicenna: Astrology

B

Baer, Nicolai Reymers: See Ursus.
Baghdad: Islamic Astrolabe
Barberini, Maffeo: Galileo Biography
Basle: Tycho Brahe Biography
Bede: Sacrobosco and Calendar Reform
Bellarmino, Robert: Galileo Biography
Bessarion, Johannes, Cardinal: Regiomontanus Biography; Regiomontanus and the Armillary Sphere; Regiomontanus and the Astrolabe; Regiomontanus and Calendar Reform
Bianchini, Giovanni: Regiomontanus Biography
Boethius: The Armillary Sphere in Poetry, Literature, and Art
Bologna: Copernicus: Biography; Copernicus and Astrology; Sundials and Calendar Reform; Astrology
Bradwardine, Thomas: Astrology
Brunelleschi: Sundials and Calendar Reform
Bürgi, Jost: Tycho Brahe and Mathematical Techniques
Butzbach: Kepler's Books
Bylica, Martin: Regiomontanus Biography; Regiomontanus' Astronomical Tables

C

Caccini, Tomasso: Galileo Biography
Cairo: Ibn Yunus Biography; Ibn Yunus and Astronomical Tables
Cassini, Giovanni Domenico: Sundials and Calendar Reform
Castelli, Benedetto: Galileo Biography
Cavelat, Guillaume: Early Modern Books
Celer, George: Kepler and Poetry
Celtis, Konrad: Regiomontanus and Poetry
Cesi, Frederico: Galileo Biography
Chaucer: The Armillary Sphere in Poetry, Literature, and Art; Sundials in Poetry; Astrology
China: The Observational Armillary Sphere; Sundials and Calendar Reform; Sundials
Christian IV, King of Denmark: Tycho Brahe Biography; Tycho Brahe and Astrology
Cicero: The Demonstrational Armillary Sphere; The Armillary Sphere in Poetry, Literature, and Art
Claudian: The Armillary Sphere in Poetry, Literature, and Art
Clavius, Christoph: Sacrobosco and the Armillary Sphere; Sacrobosco's Books; Tycho Brahe and Mathematical Techniques; Calendars and Calendar Reform
Cologne: Galileo and Books
Columbus, Christopher: Regiomontanus' Astronomical Tables
Constantine, Roman Emperor: Astrology
Copenhagen: Tycho Brahe Biography; Tycho Brahe and Astrology; Tycho Brahe's Books
Copernicus: Main Entry; Kepler and Poetry; Ptolemy's Books; Regiomontanus Biography; Regiomontanus and Mathematical Techniques; Tycho Brahe Biography; Tycho Brahe and Astrology; Galileo Biography; Astrology; Astronomical Tables; Early Modern Books
Cracow, University: Copernicus: Biography; Copernicus and Astrology

D

Damascus: Islamic Astrolabe
Dante: The Armillary Sphere in Poetry, Literature, and Art
Danti, Ignazio: Sundials and Calendar Reform
Danti, Egnatio: Calendars and Calendar Reform
Djabir b. Aflah: The Observational Armillary Sphere
Domenico Maria the Ferrarese of Novara: Copernicus: Biography; Copernicus and Astrology
Dorn, Hans: Regiomontanus and the Astrolabe
Dryander, Johann: Regiomontanus and the Armillary Sphere

E

Egypt: Sundials
Eratosthenes: Sacrobosco and the Armillary Sphere
Ernst, Duke of Cologne: Kepler's Books
Euclid: Regiomontanus and Books; Astrology
Euctemon: Ancient Weather Calendars
Eudoxus: Hipparchus Biography; Hipparchus on a Poem; Mathematical Techniques in Astronomy

F

Federigo da Montefeltro: Astrology
Ferdinand II, Emperor: Kepler and Astronomical Tables
Ferrara: Copernicus: Biography; Sacrobosco's Books
Florence: Sundials and Calendar Reform; Galileo Biography
Frankfurt-am-Main: Early Modern Books
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor: Astrology
Frederick II, King of Denmark: Tycho Brahe Biography; Tycho Brahe and Astrology
Frisius, Reiner Gemma: Copernicus and Astrology
Frombork: Copernicus: Biography; Copernicus's Book
Fustat: Ibn Yunus Biography

G

Galileo: Main Entry; Copernicus's Book; Kepler's Books; Regiomontanus Biography
Gaurico, Luca: Copernicus's Book
Gdansk: Copernicus: Biography
Geber: The Observational Armillary Sphere
George of Trebizond: Regiomontanus and Poetry
Gerard of Cremona: Regiomontanus Biography; Regiomontanus and Books; Astrology
Gerbert d'Aurillac: The Demonstrational Armillary Sphere
Graz: Kepler and Weather Prediction; Kepler and Astrology; Kepler's Books
Gregory XIII, Pope: Astrology; Calendars and Calendar Reform
Grosseteste, Robert: Sacrobosco and Calendar Reform
Gutenberg, Johannes: Early Modern Books

H

Hartmann, Georg: Regiomontanus and the Astrolabe
Hebenstreit, Johann Baptist: Kepler and Poetry
Heilsberg: Copernicus: Biography
Hesiod: Hipparchus on a Poem; Ancient Weather Calendars
Hipparchus: Main Entry; The Observational Armillary Sphere; Kepler and Poetry; Ptolemy and Mathematical Techniques; Tycho Brahe and the Armillary Sphere; Mathematical Techniques in Astronomy
Homer: Hipparchus on a Poem
Hven: Kepler and Poetry; Tycho Brahe Biography; Tycho Brahe and Mathematical Techniques; Tycho Brahe and Weather Prediction; Tycho Brahe's Books

I

Ibn Yunus: Main Entry; Astrology; Astronomical Tables
Ibrahim: Mathematical Techniques in Astronomy
Isidore of Seville: Ptolemy Biography
Istanbul: The Observational Armillary Sphere; The astrolabe as art, the astrolabe in art

J

Jacobus Sentinus of Alderney: Regiomontanus and Poetry
James VI & I, King of Scotland and England: Tycho Brahe and Poetry
Johannes Anglicus: Sacrobosco and Sundials
John of Gogów: Copernicus and Astrology
John of Saxony: Astronomical Tables
Julius II, Pope: Copernicus and Calendar Reform
Julius Caesar: Calendars and Calendar Reform

K

Kaas, Niels: Tycho Brahe and Poetry
Karlstadt: Galileo and Books
Kassel: Tycho Brahe Biography
Kepler, Johannes: Main Entry; Copernicus's Book; Copernicus and Astronomical Tables; Ptolemy's Books; Ptolemy's Poetry; Regiomontanus Biography; Tycho Brahe Biography; Tycho Brahe and Astronomical Tables; Galileo Biography; Galileo and the Telescope; Astrology; Mathematical Techniques in Astronomy; Astronomical Tables; Early Modern Books
Königsberg: Regiomontanus Biography

L

Landsberg, Philip: Kepler and Mathematical Techniques
Lateran Council: Copernicus: Biography
Leipzig, University: Copernicus's Book; Regiomontanus Biography; Tycho Brahe Biography; Tycho Brahe and Astronomical Tables
Leo X, Pope: Copernicus and Calendar Reform
Linz: Kepler Biography
Lipperhey, Hans: Galileo and the Telescope
Lorini, Niccolo: Galileo Biography
Louis XIV, The Sun King: Astrology
Lucan: Sacrobosco and the Armillary Sphere
Lucretius: Tycho Brahe and Poetry
Luther, Martin: Galileo and Books; Astrology

M

Macrobius: The Armillary Sphere in Poetry, Literature, and Art
Maestlin, Michael: Kepler Biography; Kepler's Books
Manilius, Marcus: Regiomontanus and Books; Regiomontanus and Poetry
Mansur-Shirazi, 'Ala ad-Din: The astrolabe as art, the astrolabe in art
Marcus Varro: The Demonstrational Armillary Sphere
Marâgha: The Observational Armillary Sphere
Martianus Capella: The Demonstrational Armillary Sphere; The Armillary Sphere in Poetry, Literature, and Art
Masha'allah: Astrology
Matthias, Emperor: Kepler Biography; Kepler and Calendar Reform
Matthias, King of Hungary: Regiomontanus Biography; Regiomontanus and the Astrolabe; Regiomontanus' Astronomical Tables
Mecca: Islamic Astrolabes and the Weather; Mathematical Techniques in Astronomy
de'Medici, Christina: Galileo Biography
de'Medici, Cosimo: Galileo Biography; Sidereus Nuncius: The Starry Messenger; Galileo and the Telescope
de'Medici, Julian: Kepler's Books
Melanchthon, Philip: Copernicus's Book; Sacrobosco's Books; Sacrobosco and Calendar Reform; Astronomical Tables
Menelaus of Alexandria: Mathematical Techniques in Astronomy
Messehallah, pseudo-: Sacrobosco and Sundials; Astrological Applications of Islamic Astrolabes
Meton: Kepler and Poetry; Ancient Weather Calendars
Michael Scot: Astrology
Milan: Galileo and Books
Miletus: Ancient Weather Calendars
Milton: Astrology
Moritz of Hesse: Tycho Brahe and Poetry
Murad II, Sultan: The astrolabe as art, the astrolabe in art

N

Napier, John: Mathematical Techniques in Astronomy; Kepler and Mathematical Techniques
Newcomb, Simon: Ibn Yunus Biography
Nicaea: Hipparchus Biography
Nightingale, Peter: Sacrobosco and Mathematical Techniques
Nostrodamus: Astrology
Nuremberg: Copernicus: Biography; Copernicus's Book; Copernicus and Astronomical Tables; Kepler and Poetry; Regiomontanus Biography; Regiomontanus and the Astrolabe; Regiomontanus and Astrology; Regiomontanus and Books; Regiomontanus and Calendar Reform; Regiomontanus and Mathematical Techniques; Regiomontanus and Poetry; Regiomontanus' Astronomical Tables; Tycho Brahe and Mathematical Techniques; Astronomical Tables; Early Modern Books

O

Offusius, Jofrancus: Copernicus's Book
Oresme, Nicole: Astrology
Osiander, Andreas: Copernicus's Book
Ovid: The Armillary Sphere in Poetry, Literature, and Art; Sacrobosco and the Armillary Sphere

P

Padua, University: Copernicus: Biography; Regiomontanus Biography; Galileo Biography; Sidereus Nuncius: The Starry Messenger; Galileo and the Telescope
Pappus: The Observational Armillary Sphere; Ptolemy's Books
Paracelsus: Tycho Brahe and Astrology
Paris: Sacrobosco; Sacrobosco and Sundials
Paul II, Pope: Regiomontanus and Calendar Reform
Paul III, Pope: Copernicus's Book
Paul V, Pope: Galileo and Books
Paul of Middelberg: Copernicus and Calendar Reform; Astrology
Peking: Tycho Brahe and the Armillary Sphere
Pergamum: Early Modern Books
Petreius, Johannes: Copernicus's Book; Copernicus and Astronomical Tables; Regiomontanus and Books; Early Modern Books
Peurbach: Copernicus and Astrology; Regiomontanus Biography; Regiomontanus and Books; Astrology
Philip, Landgrave of Hesse: Kepler's Books
Philoponus, John: Hipparchus and the Astrolabe
Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni: Copernicus and Astrology; Astrology
Pisa: Galileo Biography
Plato: The Demonstrational Armillary Sphere; Hipparchus and Astrology
Pliny the Elder: Hipparchus and Astrology; Early Modern Books
Plutarch: The Demonstrational Armillary Sphere
Posidonius: The Demonstrational Armillary Sphere
Popes Gregory XIII Astrology Calendars and Calendar Reform Julius II Copernicus and Calendar Reform Leo X Copernicus and Calendar Reform Paul II Regiomontanus and Calendar Reform Paul III Copernicus's Book Paul V Galileo and Books Sixtus IV Regiomontanus and Calendar Reform Galileo and Books Sylvester II The Demonstrational Armillary Sphere Urban VIII Galileo Biography
Prague: Kepler Biography; Tycho Brahe Biography; Early Modern Books
Proclus: The Observational Armillary Sphere
Ptolemy: Main Entry; The Armillary Sphere; The Observational Armillary Sphere; Copernicus: Biography; Copernicus's Book; Hipparchus Biography; Hipparchus and the Astrolabe; Hipparchus, Calendars, and Weather Prediction; Kepler and Poetry; Regiomontanus Biography; Regiomontanus and the Armillary Sphere; Regiomontanus and Books; Regiomontanus and Poetry; Sacrobosco Biography; Tycho Brahe Biography; Tycho Brahe and Astronomical Tables; Tycho Brahe and the Armillary Sphere; Tycho Brahe's Books; Sundials; Astrology; Ancient Weather Calendars; Astronomical Tables

Q

R

Rantzau, Heinrich: Tycho Brahe and Poetry
Ratdolt, Erhard: Regiomontanus and Books; Regiomontanus and Poetry; Early Modern Books
Regiomontanus: Main Entry; The Observational Armillary Sphere; Copernicus and Astrology; Copernicus and Astronomical Tables; Kepler and Poetry; Tycho Brahe's Books; Sundials; Astrology; Astronomical Tables; Early Modern Books
Regensburg: Kepler Biography; Kepler and Calendar Reform
Reinhold, Erasmus: Copernicus and Astronomical Tables; Astronomical Tables
Rheticus, Georg Joachim: Copernicus: Biography; Copernicus's Book; Early Modern Books
Rhodes: Hipparchus Biography
Ricci, Ostilio: Galileo Biography
Robertus Anglicus: Sacrobosco; Sacrobosco's Books
de Rojas, Juan: Regiomontanus and the Astrolabe
Rome: Galileo Biography
Rostock: Tycho Brahe Biography
Rothmann, Christoph: Tycho Brahe Biography
Rudolf II, Emperor: Kepler Biography; Kepler and Astronomical Tables; Kepler and Astrology; Tycho Brahe Biography; Tycho Brahe and Astronomical Tables; Tycho Brahe and Astrology; Astrology; Astronomical Tables

S

Sacrobosco: Main Entry; The Demonstrational Armillary Sphere; Astrology
Sagan: Kepler Biography
Samarkand: The Observational Armillary Sphere
Sarpi, Paolo: Galileo and the Telescope
Saxo Grammaticus: Tycho Brahe and Poetry
Schade, Paul Melissus: Regiomontanus and Poetry
Schedel, Hartmann: Regiomontanus and Calendar Reform
Schickard, Wilhelm: Kepler and Mathematical Techniques
Schöner, Johann: The Observational Armillary Sphere; Regiomontanus and the Armillary Sphere; Regiomontanus and Books; Regiomontanus' Astronomical Tables; Astronomical Tables; Early Modern Books
Schreckenfuchs, Erasmus Oswald: Sacrobosco's Books
Shakespeare: Sundials in Poetry; Astrology
Sixtus IV, Pope: Regiomontanus and Calendar Reform
Sophocles: Ptolemy and Copernicus on their cosmological postulates
Stöffler, Johannes: Regiomontanus and the Astrolabe; Astronomical Tables
Stonehenge: Calendars and Calendar Reform
Strasbourg: Sacrobosco's Books
Su Sung: The Observational Armillary Sphere
Sylvester II, Pope: The Demonstrational Armillary Sphere
Synesius: Hipparchus and the Astrolabe

T

Thabit: Mathematical Techniques in Astronomy
Theodosius: Sacrobosco and the Armillary Sphere
Theon: Ptolemy's Books; Regiomontanus and Books
Theophrastus: Hipparchus on a Poem
Timaeus: The Demonstrational Armillary Sphere
Toledo: Astronomical Tables
Torun: Copernicus: Biography
Tosanella, Paolo: Sundials and Calendar Reform
Trebizond: Regiomontanus Biography
Tübingen: Kepler Biography; Kepler's Books; Regiomontanus and the Astrolabe; Kepler and Mathematical Techniques
Tycho Brahe: Main Entry; The Armillary Sphere; The Observational Armillary Sphere; Kepler Biography; Kepler and Poetry; Kepler and Astronomical Tables; Ptolemy's Poetry; Regiomontanus Biography; Regiomontanus and Mathematical Techniques; Astrology; Astronomical Tables; Early Modern Books

U

Ulm: Kepler Biography; Kepler and Poetry
Uraniborg: Tycho Brahe Biography; Tycho Brahe and Mathematical Techniques; Tycho Brahe and Poetry; Tycho Brahe and Weather Prediction; Tycho Brahe and Astrology; Tycho Brahe's Books
Ursinus: Kepler and Mathematical Techniques
Ursus: Tycho Brahe and Mathematical Techniques

V

Varmia: Copernicus: Biography
Venice: Regiomontanus and Books; Galileo and Books; Sidereus Nuncius: The Starry Messenger; Galileo and the Telescope; Early Modern Books
Verbiest, Ferdinand: Tycho Brahe and the Armillary Sphere
Vienna, University: Regiomontanus Biography; Regiomontanus and the Astrolabe; Regiomontanus and Astrology
Virgil: Sacrobosco and the Armillary Sphere
Vitez, Archbishop of Gran: Regiomontanus and the Armillary Sphere

W

Wackher, Matthaüs: Kepler's Books
Walther, Bernard: The Observational Armillary Sphere; Kepler and Poetry; Regiomontanus and the Armillary Sphere
Watzenrode, Lukas: Copernicus: Biography
Werner, Johann: Regiomontanus and the Armillary Sphere; Tycho Brahe and Mathematical Techniques
Wilhelm IV of Hesse-Kassel: Tycho Brahe Biography; Tycho Brahe and Poetry
Witelo: Regiomontanus and Books
Wittenberg: Sacrobosco's Books; Sacrobosco and Calendar Reform; Tycho Brahe Biography
Wittich, Paulus: Copernicus's Book; Tycho Brahe and Mathematical Techniques
Württemberg: Kepler Biography

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