Dear Friends, I am glad to announce you a new excellent find of history of gnomonica. In past montly of may I have discovered an ancient manuscript dated 1477-1505 of astronomical miscellanea with a beautifull section about sundials. This manuscript was written in latin around Wien or Nurberg from an anonym author and after moved at Lund University Library of Lund in Sweden. This manuscript is very important for the hisory of gnomonic nad have some incredible news, like the image and construction with numerical tables of the "Horizontal Astrolabe Sundial" that Oghtred will publish 2 century late!! A Pillar dial described with a numerical tables, vertical dials, cube dials....Also other astrolabic instruments, volvellas and sundials with planetary and babilonic hours of Nurberg, etc... Please, visit my web page http://www.nicolaseverino.it for read all dettails and the beautifull images of this manuscript. Thanks for attention and the best wishes Nicola Severino
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