Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Small image of astrolabe rete separated from astrolabe. Click to enlarge.
Date ca. 1580
Maker Johann Anton Linden
Place Heilbronn
Material Brass
Inventory no. 43415
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924
The rete is of the heart-shaped type. The zodiac on the rete is labelled: 1 ARIES , 2 TAVRVS , 3 GEMINI , 4 CANCER , 5 LEO , 6 VIRGO , 7 LIBRA , 8 SCORPIO , 9 SAGITTARIVS , 10 CAPRICORNVS , 11 AQVARIVS , 12 PISCES

Inscriptions

The rete is inscribed
Transcription Translation Notes Type
IOAN: ANTHO: LYNDEN FAC HAILBRVNNÆ Johann Anton Lynden made this in Heilbronn Located on the meridian-line strap, the place-name separated at the top Maker's signature

Stars

There are 39 stars on the rete marked with flamant pointers. Unless otherwise indicated the star name, mediation and declination are as marked/measured on the rete.
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Star name
(on instrument)
Modern star
(if known)
Mediation Declination Pointer
SCHEDER 3 Schedar 1.0° of Aries 52° flamant
CAVDA CETI 3 Deneb Kaitos 5.0° of Aries -20° flamant
ANDROME: 3 Mirach 10.0° of Aries 34° flamant
VENTER CETI 3 Baten Kaitos 24.0° of Aries -12° flamant
C: ME: 2 Algol 9.0° of Taurus 40° flamant
NARIS CETI 3 Menkar 11.0° of Taurus flamant
PERSE9 2 Mirfak 13.0° of Taurus 47° flamant
OCVL9 ♉ 1 ALDEBARAN Aldebaran 3.0° of Gemini 16° flamant
HIRCVS 1 Capella 10.0° of Gemini 67° flamant
S.P.O. 1 SINISTER PES ORIONIS Rigel 14.0° of Gemini -8° flamant
DEX HV: ORION: 1 Betelgeuse 23.0° of Gemini flamant
CANIS MAIOR 1 Sirius 6.0° of Cancer -15° flamant
CANIS MINOR 1 Procyon 17.0° of Cancer flamant
LVCIDA HIDRÆ 2 Alphard 14.0° of Leo -4° flamant
COR LEONIS 1 Regulus 22.0° of Leo 14° flamant
D.V.M. 2 DVBHE Dubhe 8.0° of Virgo 62° flamant
DOR ♌ 2 Zosma 10.0° of Virgo 23° flamant
C. ♌ 1 Denebola 18.0° of Virgo 16° flamant
AZIMECH 1 SPICA VIRINIS Spica 15.0° of Libra -8° flamant
CAVDA VR: Alioth 23.0° of Libra 52° flamant
ARCTVR9 1 Arcturus 29.0° of Libra 20° flamant
BOOTES 3 Seginus 4.0° of Scorpio 41° flamant
L.L.M. ♎ 2 LVMINOSIOR LĀCIS ME ♎ Zubenelgenubi 8.0° of Scorpio -14° flamant
LANX S: 2 Zubeneshamali 14.0° of Scorpio -7° flamant
♛ SEPTEN: 2 Alphecca 19.0° of Scorpio 28° flamant
PALMA SI: SERPE: 3 Yed Prior 28.0° of Scorpio -1° flamant
COR ♏ Antares 2.0° of Sagittarius -24° flamant
CAP: HERC: 3 Rasalgethi 12.0° of Sagittarius 16° flamant
CAPVT SERPENTARII 2 Rasalhague 18.0° of Sagittarius 13° flamant
CAP: DRAC: 3 Rastaban 26.0° of Sagittarius 53° flamant
LYRA Vega 4.0° of Capricorn 38° flamant
AQVILA 2 Altair 18.0° of Capricorn flamant
CAVDA CIGNI 2 Deneb 4.0° of Aquarius 43° flamant
CEPHE9 3 Alderamin 12.0° of Aquarius 60° flamant
Ca: ♑ 3 CAVDA ♑ Deneb Algiedi 15.0° of Aquarius -19° flamant
Muscida e: m: 3 Enif 17.0° of Aquarius flamant
CRVS AQVARII 3 Skat 4.0° of Pisces -18° flamant
CR9 PEGA 2 Scheat 7.0° of Pisces 25° flamant
PEGASI HVMER 2 Markab 8.0° of Pisces 12° flamant

Nut & Bolt

The rete is attached using a nut & bolt. A Maltese cross threads onto brass bolt, which has a large polished head..
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