Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date 1565
Maker Regnerus Arsenius
Place Louvain
Material Gilt brass
Inventory no. 53558
Acquisition Lewis Evans Collection
There is one plate with latitudes ranging from 45°0' to 51°0' .

Latitude 45°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
Pro eleua: poli 45 For latitude 45° Latitude
Occidēs West Direction
Oriēs East Direction
Septentrio North Direction
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Latitude 51°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
Pro eleua: poli 51 For latitude 51° Latitude
Occidēs West Direction
Oriens East Direction
Septentrio North Direction
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