A Renaissance Globemaker’s Toolbox

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

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

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