Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date 1521
Place Germany
Material Brass
Inventory no. 47657
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924
There are 3 plates with latitudes ranging from 35°0' to 52°0' .

Latitude 35°0'

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Although the plate is marked with 38°, inspection suggests that it is in fact engraved for 35°. Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
38 38° Latitude
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Latitude 45°0'

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Although the plate is marked with 48° and 41°, inspection suggests that it is in fact engraved for 45°. Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
Polus 41 Grad: Pole, 41 Degrees This is the one of the latitude inscriptions. Latitude
48 48° This is another of the latitude inscriptions. Latitude
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Latitude 40°0'

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Although the plate is marked with 42°, inspection suggests that it is in fact engraved for 40°. Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
42 42° Latitude
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Latitude 52°0'

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The plate is marked 52°; inspection suggests that it is in fact close to 52°. Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
52 52° Latitude
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Latitude 50°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
50 50° Latitude
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Latitude 41°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
Circul: Posit: a gra: 41 Latitude
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