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volvelle
volvelle Obs. exc. Hist. (ˈvɒlvɛl) Also 5–6 voluell(e, 6 (9) volvell. [ad. med.L. volvella or volvellum, app. f. volvĕre to turn.] An old device consisting of one or more movable circles surrounded by other graduated or figured circles, serving to ascertain the rising and setting of the sun and moon... Oxford English Dictionary
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Volvelle
A volvelle or wheel chart is a type of slide chart, a paper construction with rotating parts. In the twentieth century, the volvelle had many diverse uses. wikipedia.org
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lunary
▪ I. lunary, n.1 ? Obs. (ˈl(j)uːnərɪ) Also 6–9 in Latin form lunaria. [ad. med.L. lūnāria, f. L. lūna moon.] a. The garden plant called honesty, Lunaria biennis. b. The fern called moonwort, Botrychium Lunaria. Parkinson (1640 Theat. Bot. 508) says that ‘there are so many herbes called by the name o... Oxford English Dictionary
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Led Zeppelin III
The volvelle-designed sleeve held up production and caused a two-month delay. The LP versions replicate the original volvelle sleeve design. wikipedia.org
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Zodiac Man
They used a volvelle, a rotating calendar, to calculate the moon’s position as well as multiple almanacs which described different phases of the moon. wikipedia.org
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stylus
‖ stylus (ˈstaɪləs) Also stilus. Pl. styluses, styli. [a. L. stylus, incorrect form of stilus: see style n.] 1. = style n. 1.1807 J. Landseer Lect. Engraving iii. 119 Lines drawn with a stylus or steel point (commonly called an etching needle) on copper. 1821 Craig Lect. Drawing etc. ii. 101 The ear... Oxford English Dictionary
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Astronomicum Caesareum
A volvelle in one version of Astronomicum has "an entirely irrelevant base of an astrolabe" underneath, suggesting that he considered creating one and wikipedia.org
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Pop-up book
mystic and poet Ramon Llull, of Majorca, also used volvelles to illustrate his theories in the early 14th century, but no physical example of a paper volvelle Interactive children's book Miniature book Minicomic Origami Pamphlet Paper craft Paper fortune teller Paper plane Toy book Visual poetry Volvelle wikipedia.org
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Slide chart
A circular slide chart is sometimes referred to as a wheel chart or volvelle. wikipedia.org
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Ramon Llull
.: Princeton University Press 1994 See also Apologetics Catalan literature List of pioneers in computer science Volvelle References Notes Citations wikipedia.org
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Julie Chen (book artist)
Chen has also worked with the volvelle or wheel chart, which is a set of stacked paper disks of varying sizes, sometimes with windows. wikipedia.org
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London dial
Some Symmes dials included a volvelle. Jacobean 1588-1653 Elias Allen, the mathematical instrument maker. wikipedia.org
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Concealing objects in a book
Altered book Art diary Artist's book Miniature book Origami Pamphlet Paper craft Paper fortune teller Paper plane Pop-up book Visual poetry Volvelle wikipedia.org
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Timeline of telescopes, observatories, and observing technology
that achieved a high level of accuracy for astronomical measurements. 1000s 1000 – Mokattam observatory in Egypt for Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah 1000 – Volvelle wikipedia.org
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