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astroscope|ˈæstrəskəʊp| [f. astro- + Gr. -σκοπος observer.] An astronomical instrument formerly in use, ‘composed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations with their stars were delineated.’ Chambers Cycl. Supp.
1675Sherburne Sph. Manilius C ij b, These Instruments are not true Astroscopes. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v., The astroscope is the invention of Wil. Schukhard, formerly professor of mathematics at Tubingen..in 1698. 1867–77Chambers Astron. 913. |