Definition of Planispheres. Meaning of Planispheres. Synonyms of Planispheres

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Definition of Planispheres

Planisphere
Planisphere Plan"i*sphere, n. [Plani- + sphere: cf. F. planisph[`e]re. See Plain, and Sphere.] The representation of the circles of the sphere upon a plane; especially, a representation of the celestial sphere upon a plane with adjustable circles, or other appendages, for showing the position of the heavens, the time of rising and setting of stars, etc., for any given date or hour.

Meaning of Planispheres from wikipedia

- motion. Since the planisphere shows the celestial sphere in a printed flat, there is always considerable distortion. Planispheres, like all charts, are...
- Look up planisphere in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Planisphere may refer to: Planisphere or Planisphaerium, a 2nd-century AD book by Claudius Ptolemy...
- The Cantino planisphere or Cantino world map is a m****cript Portuguese world map preserved at the Biblioteca Estense in Modena, Italy. It is named after...
- labeled and decorated the whole vellum more or less profusely. In large planispheres, especially those containing the oceans (World Map), the cartographer...
- The Planisphere of Domingos Teixeira is a hand-painted parchment map of the world made by a Portuguese cartographer in 1573, during the reign of Sebastian...
- The Salviati Planisphere is a world map showing the Spanish view of the Earth's surface at the time of the map's creation, c. 1525, and includes the eastern...
- Images. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2025. Maggiolo, Vesconte (1531). Planisphere (Map) (in Latin). Genoa. § Indi**** Occidentale – via Louvre Abu Dhabi...
- Top left, the s****s of Florida and the ****ure Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere...
- 1592 AD: Petrus Plancius first depicted Columba on the small celestial planispheres of his large wall map to differentiate the 'unformed stars' of the large...
- Atlas (1375) Early Modern age Map of Juan de la Cosa (1500) Cantino planisphere (1502) Cosmographia (Sebastian Münster) (1544) Contemporary age C****ini...