Brass Sundial with Compass Urania propitia H45

Brass Sundial with Compass Urania propitia H45

We present a beautiful sundial with a compass – the Urania Propitia model. The product is made of brass. Beautiful decorations in the Renaissance style give this clock with a compass a unique character. Compass dedicated to the memory of Maria Cunitz and the first woman – astronomer, creator of the work Urania propitia – accessible astronomy. The product is packed in a beautiful gift box with a layette.

This product will be a great gift for a loved one. Perfect as decoration of an elegant office or living room. It adds a unique character to any interior. And if you ever get lost, compass will help you find the right way!

Dimensions:

· Height 2.8cm

· Dimension 8.4cm

Maria Kunic (Cunitz, Cunitia) was an astronomer born in the 17th century in Wołów in Lower Silesia. Her greatest work is Urania Propitia – ”accessible astronomy”, in which she solved the ”Kepler problem” and placed the ephemeris of the Venus phases. This work was published in two languages: German and Latin, and divided into 23 chapters. It has 500 pages. In it, Maria Kunic re-edited Kepler’s astronomical tables, corrected them, made additions, and simplified them, using a method that omits logarithms. This work also includes a novelty, which is the ephemeris of the phases of Venus.