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Manuel Lyndo, Astronomical tracts, 16th century

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Shelfmark: MS. Rawl. D. 501

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The leaves are numbered as formerly being fols. 210–235 in a larger volume.

  1. (fol. 1b) 1. "Regimento facil e proveitoso pera saberem em que altura estam pello sol ao meo dia; feito per Manuel Lyndo;" with tables for a cycle of four years.
  2. (fol. 11b) 2. "Regimento pera tomar altura do poolo em todo tempo que ouuer sol; feito per Manuel Lyndo;" with a finely-drawn figure of an instrument.
  3. (fol. 17) 3. "Regimento da altura per strelas fixas; feito per Manuel Lyndo;" with "Gaboada de todas as estrelas fixas de prima e segunda grandura, verificadas no anno de 1539."
  4. (fol. 20) 4. "Regimento pera tomarem a altura do poolo pelas ditas estrelas sem virem ao meridiano; feito per Manuel Lyndo;" with a table of the ascension and declination of the fixed stars.

Dates

  • Creation: 16th century

Extent

22 leaves, besides certain ones blank

Language of Materials

  • Portuguese

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. D. 501

Bibliography

  • ed. L. de Matos, 'Um livro de marinharia inédito', Boletim Internacional de Bibliografia Luso-Brasileira, Vol. X (1969), also published separately)

Physical Facet

On paper, in quarto

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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