Date |
1925 |
Maker |
Charles Frewen
Jenkin |
Place |
Oxford |
Material |
Aluminium |
Inventory no. |
41427 |
Acquisition |
Presented by C. F. Jenkin in
1925 |
The rete is of the ecliptic (none) type. Only the
named stars are transcirbed here.
Scales
Range & Units |
Numbered |
Geometry |
Location |
Ecliptic |
0 - 360 Degrees of ecliptic |
Every 10 |
Ecliptic |
ecliptic |
Calendar |
First day of month - Last day of month Days of
year |
Every 5 days and end of the month |
Circular, eccentric |
ecliptic |
Right
ascension |
0 - 360 Degrees |
Every 10 |
Circular, concentric |
tropic of capricorn |
Stars
There are 27 stars on the rete marked with
engraved 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.
Nut & Bolt
The rete is attached using a nut &
bolt.