Perspectiva Horaria title page. This work was published in 1648 by the French physicist and Catholic theologian Emmanuel Maignan (1601-1676). The text

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Perspectiva Horaria title page. This work was published in 1648 by the French physicist and Catholic theologian Emmanuel Maignan (1601-1676). The text is in Latin, and the diagram (lower centre) shows how a sun dial works.

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