Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date ca. 1400
Place Europe
Material Brass
Inventory no. 52869
Acquisition Presented by J. A. Billmeir in 1957
There are 2 plates with latitudes ranging from 42°0' to 51°0' .

Latitude 42°0'

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Faint lines on this plate suggest that it was initially engraved upside down. This plate contains 1 scales of the following type(s): Degree Inscribed:
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42 42° Latitude
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Latitude 45°0'

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Inscribed:
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45 45° Latitude
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Latitude 48°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
48 48° Latitude
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Latitude 51°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
51 51° Latitude
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