Instruments

detail of astrolabe MHS inv. 50853A remarkable and sophisticated example of a ‘universal’ astrolabe, that is, one that can be used in any latitude, of a type described by Islamic mathematicians in Toledo in the 11th century. This very rare example dates from c.1327 and was made in Morocco.

Inv. 50853

thumbnail of astrolabe MHS inv. 50853  thumbnail of astrolabe MHS inv. 50853