Dien Jr., Charles (sold)
Charles Dien Jr. (February 9, 1800 - 1870) was a French cartographer, astronomer, engineer, and globe maker associated with the observatory of Paris. Dien inherited his map-publishing business from his father, Charles Dien Sr. He is the author of several books and manuals concerning the use of scientific instruments and was a frequent collaborator with Félix Delamarche. Dien was responsible for many improvements in globe making, as described by M. Charles Dupin,
M. Dien has made many improvements upon the paper globes in common use. He has rendered them much less hygrometric; he makes the meridian and the horizon in which the globe moves, of copper. These circles are moveable by means of wheel-work.
A large and incredibly rare French celestial chart - one of the first to depict the stars in a more scientific manner.
Uranographie.
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This is an 1831 Charles Dien celestial chart or uranography of the stars in two hemispheres. Uranography is the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the heavens, and especially the fixed stars. Dien's chart represents a radical shift ... (more details)