Trebizond-George-Commentary-Almagest-1482

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Trebizond-George-Commentary-Almagest-1482

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Photograph of a page from George of Trebizond's Commentary on the Almagest Book X, on the left, is a model of the planet Mercury, showing its closest approach to the earth; on the right, is information about Mercury including distances distances, followed by the beginning of his treatment of the planet Venus.

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2016
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Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library & Renaissance Culture - An Exhibit at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC
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