Inventions

Equatorium

Mechanical Engineering

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Technology and Engineering Atlas. "Equatorium." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/equatorium.

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Technology and Engineering Atlas. (n.d.). Equatorium. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/equatorium

BibTeX

@misc{technologyandengineeringatlas-equatorium,
  author = {Technology and Engineering Atlas},
  title = {Equatorium},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/equatorium},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

An equatorium is an astronomical calculating instrument that can be used to find the positions of the Moon, Sun, and planets without performing arithmetic, using a geometrical model to represent the position of a given celestial body.

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