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Christian Boyling

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Christian Boyling (flourished in 1669) was a scientific instrument maker.

All that is known for certain about this craftsman is that he was serving as "Mechanic" to the Duke of Saxony in 1669.[1]

He designed and built a perpetual calendar held by the Museo Galileo in Florence, consisting of two overlapping brass plates sandwiching a revolving disk containing twelve enameled disks representing the months (eleven are extant) which show through a widow on the front plate. The finely perforated front plate is decorated with the arms of the House of Saxony. At its center is a circle showing the hours and containing three-time disks: a moon phase night clock, a perpetual calendar, and a zodiacal calendar showing lengths of the diurnal cycle over the year.[2]

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  1. ^ "Christian Boyling". Catalogue of the Museo Galileo. Museo Galileo. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Perpetual calendar". Catalogue of the Museo Galileo. Museo Galileo. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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