Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date 1551
Maker Anthoine Mestrel
Place Paris
Material Brass
Inventory no. 32378
Acquisition Presented by J. A. Billmeir in 1957

Rule, Regula, Pointer and Alidade Images

Alidade Image:

astrolabe part (photo)

Rule Image:

astrolabe part (photo)

Pointer

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

Scales


Type Range & Units Numbered Geometry Location
Unequal hours 1 - 10 1/12 of daylight Every 1 hours Linear Rule, left arm
Unequal hours 3 - 12 1/12 of daylight Every 1 hours Linear Rule, right arm

Inscriptions

Transcription Translation Notes Type
HORÆ ORTVS Hours of rising Scale label

Regula

Appearance Tip Sights Pinholes Notches Description
Double-ended,  counter-changed,  original.  Gothic, inverted None None None The cursor is missing.
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