Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date 1538
Maker Johann Wagner
Place Nuremberg
Material Brass
Inventory no. 40443
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924
There are 2 plates with latitudes ranging from 45°0' to 51°0' .

Latitude 51°0'

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LATI LI Latitude 51° Latitude
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Latitude 49°0'

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Inscribed:
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LATI XLVIIII Latitude 49° Latitude
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Latitude 45°0'

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LATI XLV Latitude 45° Latitude
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Latitude 47°0'

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LATI XLVII Latitude 47° Latitude
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