cosmolabe
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thumb|Fully Assembled Cosmolabe by Jacques Besson, 1566 thumb|right|Cosmolabe, 16th century thumb|Foot of a Cosmolabe by Jacques Besson, 1566
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thumb|Fully Assembled Cosmolabe by Jacques Besson, 1566 thumb|right|Cosmolabe, 16th century thumb|Foot of a Cosmolabe by Jacques Besson, 1566
The cosmolabe was an ancient astronomical instrument resembling the astrolabe, formerly used for measuring the angles between heavenly bodies. It is also called pantacosm. Jacques Besson also uses this name, or universal instrument, for his invention described in Le cosmolabe (1566), which could be used for astrometry, cartography, navigation, and surveying.
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