Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date 1068 (A.H. 460)
Maker Ibrahīm ibn Sa'īd as-Sahlī
Place Toledo
Material Brass
Inventory no. 55331
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.  Simple Rigid Double None One of the sighting vanes is currently loose..
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