Cosmolabe

Cosmolabe
Cosmolabe, 16th century
Cosmolabe by Jacques Besson, 1567

The cosmolabe was an ancient astronomical instrument resembling the astrolabe, formerly used for measuring the angles between heavenly bodies. It is also called pantacosm. Jacques Besson also uses this name, or universal instrument, for his invention described in Le cosmolabe (1567), which could be used for astrometry, cartography, navigation, and surveying.

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  • Cosmolabe — Cos mo*labe (k?z m? l?b), n. [Gr. ko smos the world + lamba nein to take: cf. F. cosmolade.] An instrument resembling the astrolabe, formerly used for measuring the angles between heavenly bodies; called also {pantacosm}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cosmolabe — (ko smo la b ) s. m. Terme d astronomie. Ancien instrument pour prendre les hauteurs des astres. ÉTYMOLOGIE    En grec, monde et prendre …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • cosmolabe — cos·mo·labe …   English syllables

  • cosmolabe — ˈkäzməˌlāb noun ( s) Etymology: Middle French, from cosm + labe : an instrument resembling the astrolabe formerly used for measuring angular distances between heavenly bodies …   Useful english dictionary

  • pantacosm — Cosmolabe Cos mo*labe (k?z m? l?b), n. [Gr. ko smos the world + lamba nein to take: cf. F. cosmolade.] An instrument resembling the astrolabe, formerly used for measuring the angles between heavenly bodies; called also {pantacosm}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jacques Besson — (né vers 1530 Colombieres mort vers 1572 à Paris) est un mathématicien et ingénieur français, écrivain technique. Cosmolabe de Jacques Besson (1567) Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Jacques Besson — Infobox Scientist name = Jacques Besson birth date = 1540? birth place = Briançon, France death date = 1573 death place = England last residence = nationality = French religion = Protestant field = Engineering, Mathematics, InstrumentationJacques …   Wikipedia

  • Pantacosm — Pan ta*cosm, n. [Panta + Gr. ko smos universe.] See {Cosmolabe}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Astrolabe — The astrolabe is a historical astronomical instrument used by classical astronomers, navigators, and astrologers. Its many uses included locating and predicting the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets and stars; determining local time given local …   Wikipedia

  • 1567 en science — Années : 1564 1565 1566  1567  1568 1569 1570 Décennies : 1530 1540 1550  1560  1570 1580 1590 Siècles : XVe siècle  XVIe siècle …   Wikipédia en Français

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