SCHICKARD, WILHELM 1 |
Germany, 1592-1635, MIM |
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mathematician; uncle of Wilhelm Schickard 2, which see; invented and made a tellurium which he called an "Astroscopium"; a modern copy is at the Adler Planetarium, ADL-W147; devised a calculating machine in 1623. |
Tübingen. |
Zinner 1; A.J. Turner 10; ADL; RSW. |