, a kind of astronomical instrument, composed of two cones, on the surface of which are delineated the constellations, with their stars, by means of which these may easily be known in the heavens. The astroscope was invented by William Shukhard, professor of mathematics at Tubingen, upon which he published a treatise in 1698.
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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.
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