Schickard [Schickhardt], Wilhelm (1592-1635)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 3983. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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History And Archaeoastronomy, Biographies

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Born in Herrenberg, Württemberg, Germany, became professor of astronomy in Tübingen. He corresponded with KEPLER, was one of the first to teach Kepler's discoveries, and, on the basis of his experience in making maps and other devices, proposed to Kepler the development of an analog computer to calculate planetary positions. He invented the first calculating machine, a `hand planetarium' (like an...

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