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Re: Ephemerides at Columbus' Time
From: John Huth
Date: 2012 Oct 25, 08:49 -0400
From: John Huth
Date: 2012 Oct 25, 08:49 -0400
Hi, Wolfgang -
Zacuto is widely described as both an astrologer and an astronomer, in addition to having a strong interest in what, for lack of a better phrase, was something of a Jewish mystic. In that era, it was often difficult to disentangle the roles of astronomer and astrologer - they often filled both roles.
John
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 5:01 AM, Wolfgang Köberer <koeberer@navigationsgeschichte.de> wrote:
Sorry for the typo:
the maximum declination was 23deg 33 min (Zacuto) and 23deg 30min (Regiomontan), of course.
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