Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Small image of astrolabe back with rules or alidades removed. Click to enlarge.
Date late 15th century
Place France (?)
Material Brass
Inventory no. 49847
Acquisition Presented by J. A. Billmeir in 1957

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The back (equatorium) womb shows some faint circles as well as a set of lines dividing the womb into quadrants. It is possible that the maker intended to engrave a set of tables, perhaps the auges of the planets found on the plate.
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