Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Small image of astrolabe rete separated from astrolabe. Click to enlarge.
Date late 18th or early 19th century
Place India
Material Brass
Inventory no. 30402
Acquisition Purchased at Christie's, London, in 1988
The rete is of the other (crude) type. The rete has been repaired in two places: on the horizontal bar and the equatorial strap.The zodiac on the rete is labelled: मेष , वृष , मिथुन , कर्क , सिंह , कन्या , तुल , वृश्चिक , धन , मकर , कुंभ , मीन

Stars

There are 38 stars on the rete marked with dagger pointers. Unless otherwise indicated the star name, mediation and declination are as marked/measured on the rete.
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Star name
(on instrument)
Modern star
(if known)
Mediation Declination Pointer
[no name] 2.0° of Aries 57° dagger
समुद्रपक्षी Deneb Kaitos Shemali 10.0° of Aries -20° dagger
मत्स्योदर Mirach 17.0° of Aries 35° dagger
अश्विनी Mesarthim 28.0° of Aries 19° dagger
मत्स्योदरपाद 1.0° of Taurus 40° dagger
प्रेतशिर Algol 16.0° of Taurus 39° dagger
मनुष्यपार्श्व Mirfak 22.0° of Taurus 49° dagger
रोहिणी Aldebaran 8.0° of Gemini 16° dagger
[no name] 12.0° of Gemini 34° dagger
मिथुन बा पाद Rigel 18.0° of Gemini -8° dagger
ब्रह्महृदय Capella 19.0° of Gemini 46° dagger
मिथुन द पाद Saiph 25.0° of Gemini -9° dagger
आर्द्रा Betelgeuse 27.0° of Gemini dagger
लुब्धक Sirius 9.0° of Cancer -17° dagger
लुब्धकवंधु Procyon 21.0° of Cancer dagger
पुनर्वसु Pollux 21.0° of Cancer 28° dagger
अश्लेषा 9.0° of Leo dagger
महापुरुष Alphard 17.0° of Leo -8° dagger
पुलह 12.0° of Virgo 57° dagger
पू फा Zosma 16.0° of Virgo 22° dagger
उ फा Denebola 25.0° of Virgo 17° dagger
काकपक्षी Gienah 1.0° of Libra -16° dagger
हस्त 5.0° of Libra -15° dagger
चित्रा Spica 20.0° of Libra -8° dagger
वशिष्ठ 22.0° of Libra 55° dagger
[no name] 22.0° of Libra -5° dagger
मरीच 28.0° of Libra 51° dagger
स्वाति Arcturus 4.0° of Scorpio 21° dagger
विशाखा Zubenelhakrabi 13.0° of Scorpio -15° dagger
सर्पग्रीवा Unukalhai 24.0° of Scorpio 12° dagger
न् तकालीशिर 17.0° of Sagittarius 15° dagger
सर्पधारीशिर 23.0° of Sagittarius 13° dagger
अभिजित् Vega 7.0° of Capricorn 39° dagger
श्रवण Altair 23.0° of Capricorn dagger
कुकुटपुछ Deneb 7.0° of Aquarius 45° dagger
अश्वमुष 21.0° of Aquarius dagger
शतभिष 9.0° of Pisces -10° dagger
प्रर्बा भाद्रपद Scheat 12.0° of Pisces 27° dagger

Pin & Wedge

The rete is attached using a pin & wedge.
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