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One of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth, significant in early modern astronomy and navigation for defining the northernmost limits of the sun's visibility. It was often associated in esoteric geography with the mythical land of Hyperborea.
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Appears in 41 Books
Johannes Regiomontanus (1436-1476)
Giordano Bruno
Kepler, Johannes
Fludd, Robert
Pedro de Medina
Proclus; Joseph Justus Scaliger
Gaius Julius Hyginus
Andreas Cellarius
Hyginus; Fulgentius; Palaephatus; Aratus; Proclus
Philip Lansberge
Anton Maria Schyrleus de Rheita
Athanasius Kircher
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar
William Gilbert
Bar Hebraeus (Gregory Abulfaraj)
Johannes de Sacrobosco
Theon of Alexandria
Bhūdeb Mukharjī (Mookerji)
Aristotle; Argyropoulos, Johannes (trans.)
Marin Mersenne
Anton Maria Schyrleus de Rheita