The sun in the church

Auteur/Redacteur:HEILBRON, J.
Ondertitel: Cathedrals as Solar observatories. Second printing
Plaats: London
Uitgever: Harvard University Press
Jaartal: 1999
Collatie: 366 pp.
Soort illustraties: Withe 8 coloured plates and many figures in black/white
Formaat: 25x17 cm.
Uitvoering: Paperback
ISBN: 0674854330
Rubriek: Architectuur, Natuurwetenschappen
Filiaal: Nijmegen
Verkoopprijs: € 15.00

Beschrijving:

Between 1650 and 1750 four Catholic churches were the best solar observatories in the world. Built to fix a date for Easter, they also housed instruments that threw light on the disputed geometry of the solar system. This work tells how observatories came to be and how they worked.