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Astrolabe
Unsigned
Later 16th century; English
Brass; 290 mm in diameter

Only the mater of this astrolabe survives. The back of the astrolabe has a Rojas-type planispheric projection of the celestial sphere.

This instrument belonged to the bequest left by Sir Robert Dudley to the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Firenze
Inventory no. 1100

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