Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Small image of astrolabe rete separated from astrolabe. Click to enlarge.
Date ca. 1590
Maker Johann Anton Linden (?)
Place Heilbronn (?)
Material Gilt brass
Inventory no. 48380
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924
The rete is of the other (ornate) type. The zodiac on the rete is labelled: ARIES , TAVR9 , GEM , CAN , LEO , VIRGO , LIBRA , SCORPI9 , SAGITTARI9 , CAPRICORN9 , AQVARI9 , PISCES

Stars

There are 34 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
cau. ceti 3 Deneb Kaitos 6.0° of Aries -18° flamant
An Mirach 12.0° of Aries 34° flamant
Venter ceti 3 Baten Kaitos 24.0° of Aries -13° flamant
12.0° of Taurus 39° flamant
Naris ceti 3 Menkar 14.0° of Taurus flamant
2 16.0° of Taurus 15° flamant
Ocul9 ♉ Aldebaran 6.0° of Gemini 13° flamant
HIRC9 1 Capella 10.0° of Gemini 47° flamant
Sinister pes Orionis 1 Rigel 16.0° of Gemini -11° flamant
D.H. Ori 1 Betelgeuse 26.0° of Gemini flamant
Canis maior 1 Sirius 8.0° of Cancer -16° flamant
Canis minor 1 Procyon 18.0° of Cancer flamant
Lucida hidre 2 Alphard 12.0° of Leo -3° flamant
Cor ♌ 1 Regulus 22.0° of Leo 13° flamant
Vr 2 Dubhe 2.0° of Virgo 63° flamant
Ca ♌ 2 Zosma 8.0° of Virgo 25° flamant
Spica ♍ Spica 16.0° of Libra -9° flamant
Cv 2 Alkaid 20.0° of Libra 51° flamant
Arctur9 2 Arcturus 26.0° of Libra 19° flamant
Boo 3 Seginus 2.0° of Scorpio 39° flamant
[Corona] 2 Alphecca 18.0° of Scorpio 29° flamant
P S 3 Yed Prior 29.0° of Scorpio -1° flamant
CH 3 Rasalgethi 10.0° of Sagittarius 13° flamant
CS 2 Rasalhague 17.0° of Sagittarius 11° flamant
c.d. Rastaban 22.0° of Sagittarius 51° flamant
VC 1 Vega 2.0° of Capricorn 37° flamant
Aquila 2 Altair 18.0° of Capricorn flamant
C.C. 2 Deneb 0.0° of Aquarius 43° flamant
Ce Alderamin 11.0° of Aquarius 59° flamant
Cauda ♑ Deneb Algiedi 16.0° of Aquarius -16° flamant
3 18.0° of Aquarius flamant
Pegas9 2 Markab 4.0° of Pisces 16° flamant
Cr9 P 2 Scheat 6.0° of Pisces 25° flamant
Cr9 ♒ Skat 6.0° of Pisces -16° flamant

Horse Image:

astrolabe part (photo)

Pin & Wedge

The rete is attached using a pin & wedge. Both the pin and the wedge have decorated heads but are otherwise plain..
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