Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date ca. 1400
Maker Jean Fusoris
Place Paris
Material Brass
Inventory no. 39540
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924
There are 5 plates with latitudes ranging from 40°0' to 56°0' .

Latitude 40°0'

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40 [Latitude 40°] Latitude
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Latitude 43°0'

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43 [Latitude 43°] Latitude
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Latitude 45°0'

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45 [Latitude 45°] Latitude
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Latitude N/A

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This plate is incomplete, perhaps due to the fact that the equator was engraved too deeply and cuts through the plate. More information

Latitude 47°0'

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47 [Latitude 47°] Latitude
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Latitude 51°0'

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51 [Latitude 51°] Latitude
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Latitude 53°0'

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53 [Latitude 53°] Latitude
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Latitude 56°0'

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56 [Latitude 56°] Latitude
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Latitude 49°0'

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The latitude is determined by inspection, as it is not labeled. Inscribed:
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Parisi9 Paris City name
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Latitude N/A

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Tablet of Horizons. This plate contains 1 scales of the following type(s): Table of Horizons More information
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