Guillaume de Carpentras (ca. 15th century)
Guillaume de Carpentras (ca. 15th century)
An astrologer who made for King René of Sicily and for the duke of Milan astrological spheres from which horoscopes were drawn. He made one for Charles VIII of France at a price of twelve hundred crowns. The sphere contained many parts and was designed so that all the movements of the planets, at any hour of the day or night, could be observed within it.
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Guillaume de Carpentras (ca. 15th century)
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