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Planisphere

In astronomy, a planisphere is a projection of the celestial sphere onto a plane. Because of the projection, certain parts of the celestial sphere cannot be shown. Hipparchus discovered that it was possible to do a projection which keeps the angles intact.

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  • F10.v. Drawing of planisphere NLW MS 735C

    Medieval planisphere,c.1000. National Library of Wales MS 735C, Aberystwyth.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Planisferio celeste para niños

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