The Sun in the Church: Cathedrals as Solar Observatories

The Sun in the Church: Cathedrals as Solar Observatories

by JLHeilbron (Author)

Synopsis

Between 1650 and 1750, four Catholic churches were the best solar observatories in the world. 'The Sun and the Church' tells how these observatories came to be, how they worked and what they accomplished.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 18 Apr 2001

ISBN 10: 0674005368
ISBN 13: 9780674005365