The Equatorie of the Planetis cont'd
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VViews, I can't post to your interesting thread because it's in the library section, but the last image you posted reminded me of something I'd seen.

Here is a physical embodiment of the curvy shapes in the drawing you posted, from an astrolabe designed in the 15th century by Fusoris. This example (I don't know if it's a reproduction or an original) is in the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum:

[Image: 1_c2b0_messahallach_tractatus_de_-_btv1b9077005g.jpeg]   [Image: Fusoris%20Front%2012M.JPG]
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