Astrolabe Catalogue

 

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Date 1584
Maker Philippe Danfrie
Place Paris
Material Wood
Inventory no. 34268
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924
The rete is of the other (ornate) type. Pasteboard rete with applied printed paper..The zodiac on the rete is labelled: ARIES , TAVRVS , GEMINI , CANCER , LEO , VIRGO , LIBRA , SCORPIVS , SAGITARRI , CAPRICORNVS , AQVARIVS , PISCES

Stars

There are 29 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
CVADA CETI 3 Deneb Kaitos 6.0° of Aries -19° flamant
ANDROMEDA 3 Mirach 15.0° of Aries 35° flamant
VENTER CETI 3 Baten Kaitos 26.0° of Aries -16° flamant
CAP MED 2 Algol 14.0° of Taurus 40° flamant
DEX LAT PER 2 Mirfak 16.0° of Taurus 48° flamant
OCVLVS TAVRI 1 Aldebaran 3.0° of Gemini 17° flamant
HIRCVS 1 Capella 12.0° of Gemini 38° flamant
SINISTER PES ORION 1 Rigel 13.0° of Gemini -9° flamant
DEX HVMERVS ORIO 1 Betelgeuse 24.0° of Gemini flamant
CANIS MAIOR 1 Sirius 7.0° of Cancer -16° flamant
CANIS MINOR 1 Procyon 18.0° of Cancer flamant
LVCIDA HIDRAE 2 Alphard 21.0° of Leo -5° flamant
ROSTRVM CORVI 3 Gienah 4.0° of Virgo -22° flamant
CAVDA [leo sign] 2 Denebola 20.0° of Virgo 16° flamant
PRIMA CAVDA VR MA 2 Alioth 9.0° of Libra 56° flamant
SPICA VIRVINIS 1 Spica 19.0° of Libra -8° flamant
EXTRE CAV VR MA 2 24.0° of Libra 50° flamant
ARCVRVS 1 Arcturus 1.0° of Scorpio 20° flamant
PALMA OFHIVCHI 3 29.0° of Scorpio -8° flamant
COR SCORPII 2 Antares 2.0° of Sagittarius -23° flamant
CAPVT OPHIVCHI 3 Rasalhague 20.0° of Sagittarius 12° flamant
LIRA 1 Vega 4.0° of Capricorn 35° flamant
AQVILA 2 Altair 20.0° of Capricorn flamant
CVADA DELPHIN 3 Deneb Dulfim 1.0° of Aquarius flamant
CVADA SIGNI 2 Deneb 15.0° of Aquarius 50° flamant
CVADA CAPRICOR 3 Deneb Algiedi 16.0° of Aquarius -17° flamant
CRVS PEGASI 2 Scheat 9.0° of Pisces 26° flamant

Nut & Bolt

The rete is attached using a nut & bolt. Brass threaded bolt with wing-nut.
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