Date |
ca. 1570 |
Maker |
Egnazio Danti |
Place |
Florence |
Material |
Gilt brass |
Inventory no. |
52209 |
Acquisition |
Presented by Lewis Evans in
1924 |
The rete is of the tropics-full (with equator) type.
This is an unusual rete in that it includes not only a circle
for the ecliptic, but also circles for both the equator and
the Tropic of Cancer.The zodiac on the rete is labelled:
ARIES , TAVRVS , GEMINI , CANCER , LEO , VIRGO , LIBRA ,
SCORPIVS , SAGITTARIVS , CAPRICORNVS , AQVARIVS , PISCES
Scales
Range & Units |
Numbered |
Geometry |
Location |
Ecliptic |
0 - 30 Degrees of ecliptic |
10 |
Ecliptic |
ecliptic |
Stars
There are 31 stars on the rete marked with
flamant pointers. Unless otherwise indicated the star name,
mediation and declination are as marked/measured on the
rete.
Click on the star name or modern star name to search for
other astrolabes with the same star.
Star name
(on instrument) |
Modern star
(if known) |
Mediation |
Declination |
Pointer |
ANDROMEDAE SC |
Mirach |
4.0° of Aries |
29° |
flamant |
CAPVT MEDVSE |
Algol |
13.0° of Taurus |
39° |
flamant |
PLE BOR |
|
22.0° of Taurus |
23° |
flamant |
HIAD IN NARIBS TA |
|
1.0° of Gemini |
15° |
flamant |
OCVLVS TAVRIS |
Aldebaran |
5.0° of Gemini |
16° |
flamant |
HIRCVS |
Capella |
12.0° of Gemini |
45° |
flamant |
ORIONIS SINIS PES |
Rigel |
13.0° of Gemini |
-9° |
flamant |
HVM DEX PERSEI |
Betelgeuse |
24.0° of Gemini |
6° |
flamant |
C MA SIRIOS |
Sirius |
7.0° of Cancer |
-16° |
flamant |
CAP ♊ PRECED |
|
15.0° of Cancer |
32° |
flamant |
C MI PROCION |
Procyon |
18.0° of Cancer |
6° |
flamant |
ASELLVS |
|
2.0° of Leo |
23° |
flamant |
HyDRIE LVCIDA |
Alphard |
16.0° of Leo |
-5° |
flamant |
COR LEONIS |
Regulus |
23.0° of Leo |
14° |
flamant |
CORVI ROSTRVM |
Gienah |
27.0° of Virgo |
-22° |
flamant |
VENDEMIATOR |
|
10.0° of Libra |
13° |
flamant |
SPICA VIRGINIS |
Spica |
18.0° of Libra |
-9° |
flamant |
VRS MA CAV VLTIMA |
Alkaid |
19.0° of Libra |
52° |
flamant |
ARCTVRVS |
Arcturus |
1.0° of Scorpio |
23° |
flamant |
CHELE BOR |
|
16.0° of Scorpio |
-7° |
flamant |
COR SCORPII |
Antares |
3.0° of Sagittarius |
-24° |
flamant |
CAP ERCVLIS |
Rasalgethi |
14.0° of Sagittarius |
15° |
flamant |
LIRA |
Vega |
4.0° of Capricorn |
58° |
flamant |
AQVILA |
Altair |
20.0° of Capricorn |
8° |
flamant |
CVSPIS SAGITTE |
Kaus Australis |
20.0° of Capricorn |
10° |
flamant |
CAVDA DELPHINI |
Deneb Dulfim |
1.0° of Aquarius |
10° |
flamant |
CAVDA CIGNI |
Deneb |
5.0° of Aquarius |
44° |
flamant |
CAVDA CETI |
Deneb Kaitos |
6.0° of Pisces |
-20° |
flamant |
CRVS PEGASEI |
Scheat |
9.0° of Pisces |
25° |
flamant |
ARIE CORN PREC |
|
25.0° of Pisces |
18° |
flamant |
VENTER CETI |
Baten Kaitos |
26.0° of Pisces |
-16° |
flamant |
Pin & Wedge
The rete is attached using a pin
& wedge. Head of pin is an ornate engraved head.