This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Kattigara(talk | contribs) at 23:30, 30 October 2020(reference to the 1536 globe held at Tenri University). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 23:30, 30 October 2020 by Kattigara(talk | contribs)(reference to the 1536 globe held at Tenri University)
Caspar Vopel (1511–1561) was a German cartographer and instrument maker. Born in Medebach, he studied mathematics and medicine at the University of Cologne in 1526–1529.[1] He taught mathematics at the Gymnasium of Cologne and in the early 1530s established a workshop to produce celestial and terrestrial globes, armillary spheres, sundials, quadrants and astrolabes.[1] An exemplar of Vopel’s 1536 globe is held at Tenri University Library, Nara.[2] In 1545 he began to prepare maps and atlases.[1] His mappemonde of 1545 is titled NOVA ET INTEGRA VNIVERSALISQVE ORBIS TOTIVS IVXTA GERMANVM NEOTERICORVM TRADITIONEM DESCRIPTIO (A New Complete and Universal Description of the Whole World, according to the Modern German Tradition).[3]
Vopel is sometimes credited with the promotion of the ancient asterism Coma Berenices to constellation status.[4]
References
^ abc"Caspar Vopel". Museum of the History of Science. Retrieved 25 November 2016.