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A Renaissance Globemaker’s Toolbox

Johannes Schöner and the Revolution of Modern Science 1474-1550 by John W. Hessler

By Science News

- More than 2 years ago

Meet Johannes Schöner, a 16th century mathematician and scientist who collected and corrected the star charts and maps of his day.

Library of Congress, 2013, 176 p., $29.95

A version of this article appears in the May 18, 2013 issue of Science News.

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