Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date ca. 1590
Maker Johann Anton Linden (?)
Place Heilbronn (?)
Material Gilt brass
Inventory no. 48380
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924
There are 2 plates with latitudes ranging from 46°0' to 55°0' .

Latitude 46°0'

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LAT. 46: Latitude
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Latitude 49°0'

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LAT 49: Latitude
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Latitude 52°0'

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LAT 52 Latitude
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Latitude 55°0'

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LAT 55 Latitude
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