Astro-humour: The riddle of the date of Ursus's De astronomicis hypothesibus.

Autor: Launert, Dieter
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Zdroj: Journal for the History of Astronomy; Feb2005, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p95-96, 2p
Abstrakt: Discusses the riddle provided by astronomer Nicolaus Raimarus Ursus in his book "De astronomicis hypothesibus." Description of the riddle in the form of the date given by Ursus at the end of the dedicatory letter he addressed to Moritz, Landgraf of Hessen-Kassel; Symbols used by Ursus in indicating the date; Scholar's interpretation of the symbols; Ursus' display of his astronomical expertise in giving a lighthearted indication of the date.
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