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samuel gessner
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There will definitely be spare Planicelia… for whoever wants to experience the super efficient methods of domification and direction made possible by the Planicelium.
September 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Thank you Veronica for presenting us these fascinating vistas from the amazing Tartaglia. Avery relevant author in the context— read by so many all over Europe (including Pedro Nunes, mathematician and royal cosmographer in Portugal).
May 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Beautiful adventure, many thanks for being persistent and doing much of the heavy lifting! I learned so much from both of you.
May 22, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Ärgert mich auch. Aber für die NZZ leider nicht überraschend… da kommen sehr regelmässig Stimmen zu Wort, mit Wasser auf die falschen Mühlen. Zum Glück sind viele Leser schlau genug, solche Artikel mit mit Vorsicht zu geniessen.
April 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Yes. The regulating mechanism (verge and foliot) was replaced in most 15th and century clocks. It’s a tragedy for the clock historians as so much of the historical evidence has been destroyed through the ‘modern improvement’ by a pendulum.
I remember this happened to the planetary clocks…
April 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
There are a few…
April 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM