Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date 1224/5 (A.H. 621)
Maker Muḥammad ibn Fattūḥ al-Khamā’irī
Place Seville
Material Brass
Inventory no. 50934
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924

Rule, Regula, Pointer and Alidade Images

Alidade Image:

astrolabe part (photo)

Alidade

Appearance Tip Sights Pinholes Notches Description
Double-ended,  counter-changed,  original.  Decorative None None None The sights that were originally on this alidade have since broken off and are now missing..
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