Date |
1565 |
Maker |
Regnerus Arsenius |
Place |
Louvain |
Material |
Gilt brass |
Inventory no. |
53558 |
Acquisition |
Lewis Evans
Collection |
The rete is of the arsenius type. 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 |
Every 10 |
Ecliptic |
ecliptic |
Stars
There are 55 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 |
Cassiopei: |
Schedar |
3.0° of Aries |
54° |
flamant |
Cauda ceti ♄ 3 |
Deneb Kaitos |
5.0° of Aries |
-20° |
flamant |
Andro: ōmbili: ♀ 3 |
Mirach |
11.0° of Aries |
35° |
flamant |
Venter ceti ♄ 3 |
Baten Kaitos |
25.0° of Aries |
-11° |
flamant |
Nares ceti ♄ 3 |
Menkar |
12.0° of Taurus |
3° |
flamant |
Meduse caput ♄ ♃ 2 |
Algol |
13.0° of Taurus |
40° |
flamant |
Persei lat9 dex: ♄ ♀ 2 |
Mirfak |
15.0° of Taurus |
48° |
flamant |
Oculus ♉ ♂ 1 |
Aldebaran |
5.0° of Gemini |
16° |
flamant |
Hircius ♂ ☿ ♃ 1 |
Capella |
13.0° of Gemini |
46° |
flamant |
Ori: sinis: pes ♃ ♄ 1 |
Rigel |
16.0° of Gemini |
-9° |
flamant |
Orionis sinister humer9 ♂ ☿ 2 |
Bellatrix |
17.0° of Gemini |
5° |
flamant |
Cinguil orio: media 2 |
Alnilam |
21.0° of Gemini |
0 |
flamant |
Orio: dex: hume: ♂ 1 |
Betelgeuse |
24.0° of Gemini |
6° |
flamant |
Canis maior ♃ ♂ 1 |
Sirius |
7.0° of Cancer |
-16° |
flamant |
Caput ♊ antecedentis ♃ ♄ 2 |
Castor |
15.0° of Cancer |
33° |
flamant |
Can ☿ ♂ 1 |
Procyon |
18.0° of Cancer |
6° |
flamant |
Hydre clara ♄ ♀ 2 |
Alphard |
14.0° of Leo |
-5° |
flamant |
Cor ♌ ♃ ♂ 1 |
Regulus |
23.0° of Leo |
14° |
flamant |
Ursa maior ♂ 2 |
|
5.0° of Virgo |
58° |
flamant |
Ursa maior ♂ 2 |
|
7.0° of Virgo |
64° |
flamant |
Crateris funus ♀ ♄ 4 |
Alkes |
7.0° of Virgo |
-16° |
flamant |
Dorsum leonis ♄ 2 |
Zosma |
10.0° of Virgo |
22° |
flamant |
Ursa maior ♂ 2 |
|
19.0° of Virgo |
55° |
flamant |
Cauda leonis ♂ 2 |
Denebola |
20.0° of Virgo |
17° |
flamant |
Ursa maior ♂ 2 |
|
25.0° of Virgo |
59° |
flamant |
Corvi ala dextra ♄ ♂ 3 |
Gienah |
1.0° of Libra |
-16° |
flamant |
Ursa maior ♂ 2 |
|
8.0° of Libra |
58° |
flamant |
Ursa maior ♂ 2 |
|
15.0° of Libra |
57° |
flamant |
Spica virginis ♀ ☿ ♃ 1 |
Spica |
17.0° of Libra |
-9° |
flamant |
Ursa maior ♂ 2 |
|
23.0° of Libra |
51° |
flamant |
Arcturus ♃ ♂ 1 |
Arcturus |
1.0° of Scorpio |
22° |
flamant |
Bootis sinister humerus ♃ ♄ 3 |
Seginus |
4.0° of Scorpio |
40° |
flamant |
Lanx horae clarior ♃ ☿ 2 |
Zubeneshamali |
4.0° of Scorpio |
40° |
flamant |
Corona septentri: ♀ ☿ 2 |
Alphecca |
22.0° of Scorpio |
28° |
flamant |
Ophiuc: sinis: manis 3 |
Yed Prior |
0.0° of Sagittarius |
-2° |
flamant |
Cor ♍ ♃ 2 |
Antares |
3.0° of Sagittarius |
-24° |
flamant |
Ophiuc: genu sinis: |
|
5.0° of Sagittarius |
-9° |
flamant |
Caput herculis ♂ ☿ 3 |
Rasalgethi |
14.0° of Sagittarius |
15° |
flamant |
Ophiuchi caput ♄ ♀ 2 |
Rasalhague |
19.0° of Sagittarius |
14° |
flamant |
Ophiuchi gen dex: ♄ 3 |
Sabik |
19.0° of Sagittarius |
-15° |
flamant |
Ophiuchi ma: dex: 4 |
Celbalrai |
25.0° of Sagittarius |
-10° |
flamant |
Caput draconis ♄ ♂ 3 |
Rastaban |
26.0° of Sagittarius |
53° |
flamant |
Lÿra ☿ ♀ 1 |
Vega |
8.0° of Capricorn |
38° |
flamant |
Aquila ♂ ♃ 2 |
Altair |
19.0° of Capricorn |
7° |
flamant |
Cauda cÿgni |
Deneb |
5.0° of Aquarius |
44° |
flamant |
Sinister hume ♒ ☿ 3 |
|
13.0° of Aquarius |
-8° |
flamant |
Cephei dex hume: |
Alderamin |
13.0° of Aquarius |
61° |
flamant |
Cauda ♑ ♄ ☿ 3 |
Deneb Algiedi |
16.0° of Aquarius |
-18° |
flamant |
Pegasi rictus ♂ ☿ 2 |
Enif |
18.0° of Aquarius |
7° |
flamant |
Dexter humer: ♒ ☿ ♃ 3 |
|
21.0° of Aquarius |
-3° |
flamant |
Crus ♒ ☿ ♄ 3 |
Skat |
5.0° of Pisces |
-17° |
flamant |
Crus pegasi ♂ ♃ 2 |
Scheat |
8.0° of Pisces |
25° |
flamant |
Pegasi humerus ♃ ☿ 2 |
Markab |
9.0° of Pisces |
13° |
flamant |
Pegasi vmbili: |
Alpheratz |
26.0° of Pisces |
29° |
flamant |
Ala pegasi ♂ ♃ 2 |
Algenib |
29.0° of Pisces |
13° |
flamant |
Nut & Bolt
The rete is attached using a nut &
bolt. A small pin extends from the head of the pin into the
alidade. This pin prevents the pin from rotating freely.