Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Small image of astrolabe rete separated from astrolabe. Click to enlarge. Small image of astrolabe rete separated from astrolabe. Click to enlarge.
Date 1609
Maker Johann Krabbe
Place Germany
Material Wood
Inventory no. 44745
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924
The rete is of the tropics-full type. The zodiac on the rete is labelled: ARIES ♈ , TAVR9 ♉ , GEMINI ♊ , CANC ♋ , LEO ♌ , VIRGO ♍ , LIBRA ♎ , SCORPIVS ♏ , SAGITTARIVS ♐ , CAPRICORNV9 ♑ , AQVARIVS ♒ , PIS ♓

Stars

There are 0 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

Nut & Bolt

The rete is attached using a nut & bolt. The brass bolt is still present; the nut and any washer has since been lost..
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