Scales
| Type | Range & Units | Numbered | Geometry | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecliptic | 0 - 30 Degrees of ecliptic | Every 10 | Ecliptic | ecliptic |
| Date | ca. 1600 |
| Maker | Philippe Danfrie (?) |
| Place | Paris (?) |
| Material | Brass |
| Inventory no. | 35082 |
| Acquisition | Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924 |
Stars
There are 41 stars on the rete marked with flamant pointers. Unless otherwise indicated the star name, mediation and declination are as marked/measured on the rete.Click on the star name or modern star name to search for other astrolabes with the same star.
| Star name (on instrument) |
Modern star (if known) |
Mediation | Declination | Pointer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umbelicus Andromeda * | Mirach | 4.0° of Aries | 37° | flamant |
| CAVDA CETI 3* | Deneb Kaitos | 6.0° of Aries | -19° | flamant |
| Venter ceti 3* | Baten Kaitos | 25.0° of Aries | -12° | flamant |
| Nasus ceti * | 9.0° of Taurus | -12° | flamant | |
| 2 Caput Meduse | Algol | 13.0° of Taurus | 40° | flamant |
| pes Dextri | 14.0° of Taurus | 47° | flamant | |
| Oculus Tauri *1 | Aldebaran | 4.0° of Gemini | 16° | flamant |
| hircus 1* | Capella | 13.0° of Gemini | 45° | flamant |
| cinister pes orion | Rigel | 15.0° of Gemini | -9° | flamant |
| Dex pes Orion | 21.0° of Gemini | -19° | flamant | |
| Dex humerus Orio *2 | Betelgeuse | 24.0° of Gemini | 7° | flamant |
| Canis Maior 1* | Sirius | 8.0° of Cancer | -10° | flamant |
| procior | 16.0° of Cancer | -14° | flamant | |
| Canis minor 1 | Procyon | 20.0° of Cancer | 7° | flamant |
| Lucida hidre | Alphard | 15.0° of Leo | -5° | flamant |
| Alphard | Alphard | 22.0° of Leo | -21° | flamant |
| Cor Leonis *1 | Regulus | 27.0° of Leo | 12° | flamant |
| Urse Maio | Merak | 16.0° of Virgo | 57° | flamant |
| hume Ursue Maior 2* | Alioth | 17.0° of Virgo | 63° | flamant |
| Spica Virginis | Spica | 18.0° of Virgo | -9° | flamant |
| Fund casis * | Alkes | 18.0° of Virgo | -23° | flamant |
| Cauda leonis | Denebola | 19.0° of Virgo | 17° | flamant |
| Cauda Ursa Maior * | Alkaid | 24.0° of Virgo | 51° | flamant |
| Arcturus Bootes 1* | Arcturus | 2.0° of Scorpio | 23° | flamant |
| Lceo Scorpio | 2.0° of Scorpio | -23° | flamant | |
| Borealis * | Zubeneshamali | 19.0° of Scorpio | -7° | flamant |
| Lucia Coronnis * | Alphecca | 20.0° of Scorpio | 30° | flamant |
| Os Lupi * | 27.0° of Scorpio | -13° | flamant | |
| Cor Scorpionis | Antares | 4.0° of Sagittarius | -23° | flamant |
| Caput hercules * | Rasalgethi | 16.0° of Sagittarius | 17° | flamant |
| Caput Ophuchi 3* | Rasalhague | 20.0° of Sagittarius | 15° | flamant |
| Sagitti Sagitarius | Celbalrai | 26.0° of Sagittarius | -6° | flamant |
| Caput Draco | Rastaban | 28.0° of Sagittarius | 51° | flamant |
| Vultur Cadens * | Vega | 5.0° of Capricorn | 39° | flamant |
| Aquila Volans 2* | Altair | 24.0° of Capricorn | 10° | flamant |
| Cauda Signi 2* | Deneb | 10.0° of Aquarius | 43° | flamant |
| Cauda Caprico 3* | Deneb Algiedi | 16.0° of Aquarius | -17° | flamant |
| Geula pegase * | Enif | 19.0° of Aquarius | 8° | flamant |
| Crus AQVARI * | Skat | 5.0° of Pisces | -18° | flamant |
| Pes pegase * | Scheat | 11.0° of Pisces | 25° | flamant |
| Caput Andromeda 3 | Alpheratz | 28.0° of Pisces | 26° | flamant |