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Astronomical quadrant built by Egnazio Danti, previously on the facade of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence. The quadrant is currently being restored.

Astronomical quadrant built by Egnazio Danti, previously on the facade of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence. The quadrant is currently being restored.

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Planetary melotesia. Influence of the zodiacal signs on the human body, "Physical and astronomical sciences", edited by William R. Shea, 1991.

Correspondence between the human microcosm and the celestial macrocosmo, A. Kircher, "Musurgia universalis ", Rome, 1650.

Drawings of the lunar surface taken from the Sidereus Nuncius [Starry Messenger] of Gaileo Galilei.

Galileo Galilei, Sidereus Nuncius - Frontispiece.

Baptistery of Florence.

Table depicting the design of the solstitial marble of the Baptistery of Florence, L. Ximenes, "Del vecchio e nuovo gnomone fiorentino e delle osservazioni astronomiche, fisiche ed architettoniche fatte nel verificarne la costruzione libri IV", Florence,

Copy of the panel of Astronomy on Giotto's Bell Tower, Florence.

Facade of the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence.

Fresco in the cupola of the small rectangular apse in the Old Sacristy of the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence.

The Cupola di Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, and one of the "Dead tribunes" added by Brunelleschi.

Detail of the facade of Santa Maria del Fiore with a sculptural portrayal of Galileo Galilei, Florence.

Facade of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence.

Current state (December 2004) of the base of the astronomical quadrant built by Egnazio Danti, Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence.

Astronomical quadrant built by Egnazio Danti, previously on the facade of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence. The quadrant is currently being restored.

Drawing of Egnazio Danti's astronomical quadrant on the facade of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, in E. Danti, "Uso et fabbrica dell'astrolabio et del planisferio", Florence, 1578, vol. 1, p. 282.

Equinoctial armilla built by Egnazio Danti, on the facade of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence.

Drawing of Egnazio Danti's equinoctial armilla on the facade of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, in E. Danti, "Uso et fabbrica dell'astrolabio et del planisferio", Florence, 1578, vol. 1, p. 317.

Hole of the gnomon built by Egnazio Danti, on the facade of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence.

Hole of the gnomon built by Egnazio Danti inside the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence.

Nocturnal and sundial, Girolamo della Volpaia, 1568, Florence, Medici Collections, Institute and Museum of the History of Science (inv. 2503), Florence.

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Planetary melotesia. Influence of the zodiacal signs on the human body, "Physical and astronomical sciences", edited by William R. Shea, 1991.

Correspondence between the human microcosm and the celestial macrocosmo, A. Kircher, "Musurgia universalis ", Rome, 1650.

Drawings of the lunar surface taken from the Sidereus Nuncius [Starry Messenger] of Gaileo Galilei.

Galileo Galilei, Sidereus Nuncius - Frontispiece.

Baptistery of Florence.

Table depicting the design of the solstitial marble of the Baptistery of Florence, L. Ximenes, "Del vecchio e nuovo gnomone fiorentino e delle osservazioni astronomiche, fisiche ed architettoniche fatte nel verificarne la costruzione libri IV", Florence,

Copy of the panel of Astronomy on Giotto's Bell Tower, Florence.

Facade of the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence.

Fresco in the cupola of the small rectangular apse in the Old Sacristy of the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence.

The Cupola di Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, and one of the "Dead tribunes" added by Brunelleschi.

Detail of the facade of Santa Maria del Fiore with a sculptural portrayal of Galileo Galilei, Florence.

Facade of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence.

Current state (December 2004) of the base of the astronomical quadrant built by Egnazio Danti, Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence.

Astronomical quadrant built by Egnazio Danti, previously on the facade of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence. The quadrant is currently being restored.

Drawing of Egnazio Danti's astronomical quadrant on the facade of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, in E. Danti, "Uso et fabbrica dell'astrolabio et del planisferio", Florence, 1578, vol. 1, p. 282.

Equinoctial armilla built by Egnazio Danti, on the facade of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence.

Drawing of Egnazio Danti's equinoctial armilla on the facade of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, in E. Danti, "Uso et fabbrica dell'astrolabio et del planisferio", Florence, 1578, vol. 1, p. 317.

Hole of the gnomon built by Egnazio Danti, on the facade of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence.

Hole of the gnomon built by Egnazio Danti inside the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence.

Nocturnal and sundial, Girolamo della Volpaia, 1568, Florence, Medici Collections, Institute and Museum of the History of Science (inv. 2503), Florence.