Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date ca.1715
Maker ‘Abd al-A’imma
Place Iṣfahān
Material Brass
Inventory no. 37321
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,  replacement.  Simple Rigid Double None The alidade does not appear to be original - the brass has a different sheen to it and the general construction seems at odds with the rest of the instrument..
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