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An equitorium (plural, equitoria) was an astronomical calculating instrument. It can be used for finding the positions of the Moon, Sun, and planets without calculation, using a geometrical model to represent the celestial body's mean and anomalistic position.
It was invented by the Arab mathematician al-Zarqālī known as Arzachel (Latinized) in al-Andalus in the early 11th century.[1] Richard of Wallingford (1292–1336) is known to have built an equitorium named Albion that was utilized to calculate lunar, solar and planetary longitudes. Albion also predicted eclipses.
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See also
- Antikythera mechanism
- Armillary sphere
- Astrarium
- Astrolabe
- Astrology
- Astronomical clock
- Islamic astronomy
- Orrery
- Planetarium
- Prague Orloj
- Sextant
- Sharafeddin Tusi (the inventor of the linear astrolabe)
- Torquetum
External links
- (English) Richard Wallingford
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