Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Small image of astrolabe rete separated from astrolabe. Click to enlarge.
Date 1595
Place Paris (?)
Material Brass
Inventory no. 45975
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924
The rete is of the ecliptic type. The rete is a replacementThe zodiac on the rete is labelled: ARIES ♈ , TAVR9 ♉ , GEM ♊ , CAN ♋ , LEO ♌ , VIRGO ♍ , LIBRA ♎ , SCORPIO ♏ , SAGITTARI9 ♐ , CAPRICORN9 ♑ , AQVARI9 ♒ , PISCES ♓

Stars

There are 13 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
9.0° of Aries 48° flamant
10.0° of Taurus 41° flamant
HIRCVS Capella 11.0° of Gemini 44° flamant
Rigel 14.0° of Gemini -8° flamant
HV, D, ORIO Betelgeuse 22.0° of Gemini dagger
CANIS MINOR Procyon 18.0° of Cancer flamant
ALPHARD Alphard 14.0° of Leo -6° dagger
VRSA Alkaid 24.0° of Libra 48° dagger
ARCTVR9 Arcturus 0.0° of Scorpio 21° flamant
CORONA SEPT Alphecca 21.0° of Scorpio 25° flamant
LIRA Vega 5.0° of Capricorn 37° flamant
AQVILA Altair 20.0° of Capricorn flamant
CAVDA CIGNI Deneb 5.0° of Aquarius 44° flamant

Nut & Bolt

The rete is attached using a nut & bolt. The nut and bolt were executed in a manner similar to the rest of the instrument, suggesting that they are original..
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