Gothic Astrolabe, Oxford?, c. 1350 | |
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| Object is on display. | |
| Inventory Number: | 47901 |
| Object Type: | Object |
| Place Created: | Oxford England United Kingdom Europe |
| Subject Classification(s): | Philosophical Instruments By Trade Location Astronomy By Discipline Astrolabes Astronomical Instruments Mathematical Instruments By Trade Location |
| Accession Number: | 1924-23 |
| Brief Description: | In the form of a single flat plate, made for the latitude of Oxford, rivetted to a Y-type rete for 19 stars. Also present is a later wooden case with a manuscript sheet identifying the stars. |
| Primary Inscriptions: | Unsigned and undated |
| Provenance: | Lent by Oriel College, Oxford in 1924.
It may have come to the College among astronomical instruments bequeathed to Oriel by the astronomer Simon Bredon, who had been a Fellow of Merton in about 1330 and a member of a group of mathematicians in 14th-century Oxford known as the 'Merton School'. |
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| Material(s): |
Brass |
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