Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date ca. 1580
Maker Johann Anton Linden
Place Heilbronn
Material Brass
Inventory no. 43415
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924
There is one plate with latitudes ranging from 49°0' to 52°0' .

Latitude 49°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
ELAVA: POLI 49 Latitude
ME: Located next to the tab on the tympan, this indicates south.. Latitude
OC: Located at the right edge of the tympan, this indicates west.. Latitude
OR: Located at the left edge of the tympan, this indicates east.. Latitude
SEP: Located at the bottom of the tympan, this indicates north.. Latitude
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Latitude 52°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
Lat: 52 Latitude
ME: Located next to the tab at the top of the tympan.. Cardinal point
OC: At the right edge of the tympan. Cardinal point
OR: At the left edge of the tympan. Cardinal point
SE: At the lower edge of the tympan. Cardinal point
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