Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date 1587/8 (A.H. 996)
Maker Muḥammad Amīn ibn Amīrzā Khān
Place Persia
Material Brass
Inventory no. 52399
Acquisition Presented by J. A. Billmeir in 1957

Rule, Regula, Pointer and Alidade Images

Alidade Image:

astrolabe part (photo)

Alidade

Appearance Tip Sights Pinholes Notches Description
Double-ended,  original.  Simple Rigid Double None
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