1977
DOI: 10.1163/221058777x00029
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Toscanelli's Cometary Observations: Some New Evidence *

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“…Jarvis put forward a hypothesis that this could be the armillary astrolabe or the torquetum. 44 Subsequent authors eagerly followed her suggestion and arbitrarily opted for the torquetum 45 even though there is no evidence to support this claim. Significantly, longitudes and latitudes noted by Toscanelli had an accuracy of 5′ and 10′.…”
Section: The Torquetum and Historical Observationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Jarvis put forward a hypothesis that this could be the armillary astrolabe or the torquetum. 44 Subsequent authors eagerly followed her suggestion and arbitrarily opted for the torquetum 45 even though there is no evidence to support this claim. Significantly, longitudes and latitudes noted by Toscanelli had an accuracy of 5′ and 10′.…”
Section: The Torquetum and Historical Observationsmentioning
confidence: 99%